PART 4

Social housing in England
CHAPTER 4

Reducing regulation of social housing etc

Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in title
94
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 ”.
S. 94 in force at 3.2.2017 by S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(b)