http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/185Housing and Regeneration Act 2008An Act to establish the Homes and Communities Agency and make provision about it; to abolish the Urban Regeneration Agency and the Commission for the New Towns and make provision in connection with their abolition; to regulate social housing; to enable the abolition of the Housing Corporation; to make provision about sustainability certificates, landlord and tenant matters, building regulations and mobile homes; to make further provision about housing; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-06-03Expert Participation2026-05-01 Housing and Regeneration Act 2008s. 251(1)(ab)(ac)Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023s. 10(6)s. 46(3)Housing and Regeneration Act 2008s. 251(1)(c) and wordSocial Housing (Regulation) Act 2023s. 31(7)s. 46(3)Housing and Regeneration Act 2008s. 14(6A)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 138s. 247s. 255(4) Part 2Chapter 5185. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Words in Pt. 2 Ch. 5 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. 34Pt. 2 modified (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 69(2); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)S. 185 repealed (26.1.2019) by Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 1), s. 11(3)(4), Sch. 1 para. 6(7); S.I. 2018/100, art. 2(b) (with art. 3) (with savings in S.I. 2019/110, reg. 5)