The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025

Application of this Part

15.—(1) This Part applies if—

(a) a relevant investigation concludes that a social home is affected by a significant hazard or emergency hazard, and

(b) that investigation or a subsequent associated investigation—

(i) identifies relevant safety work in relation to that hazard and the lessor is, or is likely to be, unable to secure that the relevant safety work is completed within the initial remediation period, or

(ii) concludes that a further investigation is necessary to determine what work (if any) is relevant safety work in relation to that hazard where the lessor—

(aa) has reasonable grounds to believe that a further investigation will identify relevant safety work, and

(bb) is, or is likely to be, unable to secure that the further investigation is completed within the initial remediation period.

(2) In this Part—

“assumed rehousing period” means the period—

(a)

beginning at the time that the initial remediation period ends, and

(b)

ending with the time by which the lessor reasonably anticipates that the relevant safety work will be completed;

“initial remediation period” means—

(a)

in relation to an emergency hazard—

(i)

where the investigation mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) was an emergency investigation, the emergency action period as defined in regulation 5(8)(a), and

(ii)

in any other case, the period of 24 hours beginning at the time that the investigation mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is completed, or

(b)

in relation to a significant hazard, the period of 5 working days beginning on the day after the day on which the investigation mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is completed.