The Housing (Right to Buy) (Priority of Charges) Order 1996

Made26th September 1996

Coming into force17th October 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 156(4) of the Housing Act 19851 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order—

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Priority of Charges) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 17th October 1996.

Specified Body2.

Leek United Home Loans Limited is hereby specified as an approved lending institution for the purposes of section 1562 of the Housing Act 1985 (priority of charges).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Ferrers

Minister of State,

Department of Environment

24th September 1996

We consent,

Patrick McLoughlin

Bowen Wells

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

26th September 1996

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies Leek United Home Loans Limited as an approved lending institution for the purposes of section 156 of the Housing Act 1985 (priority of charges on disposals under the right to buy). Other bodies have been specified by previous Orders. Such bodies are also approved lending institutions for the purposes of section 36 of that Act (priority of charges on voluntary disposals by local authorities) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Associations Act 1985 (priority of charbges on voluntary disposals by registered housing associations).