Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)

Part 2 E+W Regulation of Social Housing

Chapter 5 E+W Disposal of property [F1 by private registered providers]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. 2 Ch. 5 heading inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 34

Right to acquire E+W

185 Right to acquire: consequential amendments E+W

(1) In section 16 of the Housing Act 1996 (right to acquire)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) The tenant of a dwelling in Wales has a right to acquire the dwelling if—

(a) the landlord is a registered social landlord or a registered provider of social housing,

(b) the tenancy is—

(i) an assured tenancy, other than an assured shorthold tenancy or a long tenancy, or

(ii) a secure tenancy,

(c) the dwelling was provided with public money and has remained in the social rented sector, and

(d) the tenant satisfies any further qualifying conditions applicable under Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (the right to buy) as it applies in relation to the right conferred by this section.”,

(b) in subsection (2)(c) after “registered social landlord” insert “ or a registered provider of social housing ”, and

(c) in subsection (3)(a) and (b)(ii) after “registered social landlord” insert “ , a registered provider of social housing ”.

(2) In section 16A(1) (extension of section 16 to dwellings funded by grants under section 27A) after the first “dwelling” insert “ in Wales ”.

(3) In section 20 (purchase grant where right to acquire exercised)—

(a) in subsection (1) after “landlords” insert “ and registered providers of social housing ”, and

(b) in subsection (4) after “landlord” insert “ or registered provider of social housing ”.

(4) In section 21 (purchase grant in respect of other disposals)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) after “landlords” insert “ and registered providers of social housing ”, and

(ii) after “dwellings” insert “ in Wales ”,

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) after “section 16” insert “ or by section 180 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 ”, and

(ii) for “landlord's” substitute “ landlord or provider (as the case may be) ”, and

(c) in subsection (4) after “landlord” insert “ or registered provider of social housing ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 185 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)