Explanatory Notes

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 17

22 July 2008

Structure of the Act

Part 2 – Regulation of Social Housing

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Social housing
Section 76 - Leaving the social housing stock: regulator’s direction

156.This section allows the regulator to direct that a specific dwelling which has ceased to be low cost rental accommodation or low cost home ownership accommodation is to cease to be social housing.

157.The regulator may make a direction only on the application of the provider.