PART 4Social housing in England

CHAPTER 4Reducing regulation of social housing etc

I194Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in title

1

Section 33 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (recovery of social housing assistance: interest and successors in title) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (6)(b), after “another person” insert “ (“the successor”) ”.

3

After subsection (6) insert—

6A

But subsection (7) does not apply if—

a

the successor is a person other than a registered provider of social housing, and

b

at any time since the social housing assistance was given—

i

a person has enforced a security over the social housing, or

ii

the social housing has been disposed of by a body while it is being wound up or is in administration (which, for this purpose, includes housing administration under Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016).”

4

In subsection (7) for “that other person” substitute “ the successor ”.