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Housing (Volume 56 (2022), paras 1-492; Volume 56A (2022), paras 493-935)

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Housing (Volume 56 (2022), paras 1-492; Volume 56A (2022), paras 493-935)

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Covering every proposition of the law of England and Wales, however niche, Halsbury's Laws provides all your legal answers in a single source.

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Housing (Volume 56 (2022), paras 1-492; Volume 56A (2022), paras 493-935)

Consultant Editor

1. The Legislation and Administration

1. Scope of the title.

2. Housing legislation generally.

3. The Housing Act 2004.

4. The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

5. The Housing and Planning Act 2016.

6. Recent Welsh legislation.

7. The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers.

8. The 'relevant authority'.

9. Ombudsmen.

10. Introduction.

11. Local housing authorities.

12. Other descriptions of authorities.

13. Housing associations.

14. Housing trusts.

15. Reserve powers of county councils to provide housing accommodation.

16. Provision of accommodation for employees of county councils.

17. Service of notices by local housing authority.

18. In general.

19. Transfer of new town housing stock.

21. Recovery of certain grants.

22. Tax relief grants.

23. General determinations by the Homes and Communities Agency.

24. Control of dispositions of land by housing associations.

25. Provision of land by county councils.

26. Power of a housing trust to transfer housing to a local housing authority.

27. Functions of the appropriate national authority with respect to legal proceedings.

28. Policies and procedures about anti-social behaviour.

29. Directions as to certain charges by social landlords.

30. Enforcement of covenants against owner for the time being.

31. Power of court to authorise conversion of house into flats.

32. England: First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal.

33. Additional powers of First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal.

34. Wales: residential property tribunals.

35. Powers of residential property tribunals in Wales.

36. Proceedings in First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal.

37. Transfer of certain proceedings from court to First-tier Tribunal.

38. Enforcement.

39. Procedure regulations; commencement and parties.

40. Transfers.

41. Information.

42. Pre-trial reviews etc.

43. Interim orders and additional relief.

44. Dismissal.

45. Determination without a hearing.

46. Fees.

47. Costs.

48. Enforcement.

49. Appeals from First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (England).

50. Appeals from residential property tribunals (Wales).

51. Preliminary.

54. Orders and regulations under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

55. Reduction in social housing rents.

56. Reducing local authority influence over private registered providers.

57. Regulation functions.

60. Collection and disclosure of information.

61. Establishment of the Regulator of Social Housing.

62. Membership of the Regulator of Social Housing.

63. Procedure.

64. Finance.

66. Register of providers of social housing.

70. Undertakings.

71. Accounts in general.

72. Accounts of companies which are exempt from audit.

74. Offences.

20. Consent for subsequent disposals.

75. Application of rules about insolvency.

76. Moratorium.

78. Manager.

79. Assistance by regulator.

80. Applications to court.

81. Companies.

82. Registered societies.

83. Petition and property.

86. Housing administration orders.

87. Applications for housing administration orders.

88. Powers of court on application for housing administration order.

89. Housing administrators.

90. Restrictions on other insolvency procedures.

91. Restriction on appointment of administrator by creditors.

92. Restriction on enforcement of security.

93. Financial support for registered providers in housing administration.

94. Indemnities where housing administration order is made.

95. Guarantees where housing administration order is made.

96. Introduction.

97. Notification to regulator.

98. Right to acquire.

99. Administrative provisions.

102. Failure to meet standards.

103. Monitoring: survey and inspections.

106. Accreditation of managers of social housing.

107. Exercise of enforcement powers.

113. Management tender or transfer where registered provider is a local authority.

115. Appointment of advisers to local authorities.

116. Transfer of land by private registered provider.

117. Amalgamation of registered societies.

120. Censure of local authority employees.

121. Duties in relation to social housing.

122. Recovery of social housing assistance.

123. Duty to give financial assistance in respect of certain disposals.

124. Information in relation to social housing.

125. Further powers of the Regulator of Social Housing with respect to land of certain housing associations.

126. Introduction to the Housing Ombudsman Service.

127. Provision for a scheme.

130. Notice of becoming a member of, or of withdrawal from, an approved scheme.

131. Register of approved schemes.

133. Appointment and status of the housing ombudsman.

134. Complaints referred by designated persons.

136. Enforcement of a housing ombudsman's determinations.

138. Functions carried out in relation to housing in Wales by the Welsh Ministers.

52. Social housing.

53. Other key concepts in the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

139. General functions of the Welsh Ministers.

140. Advisory service.

141. Lending powers.

142. Security for loans to unregistered self-build societies.

143. Further advances in case of disposal on shared ownership lease.

144. Power to guarantee loans.

58. Powers.

59. Fundamental objectives.

145. Agreements to indemnify certain lenders.

146. Financial assistance with respect to formation, management, etc of certain housing associations.

147. Grants to bodies other than registered social landlords.

148. Transfer of property funded by grants to persons other than registered social landlords.

149. In general.

65. Relationship with the Homes and Communities Agency [and the housing ombudsman].

150. Acquisition of land.

151. Provision of dwellings or hostels and clearance, management and development of land.

152. Disposal of land.

67. Eligibility for voluntary registration.

153. Introduction.

68. Procedure for voluntary registration.

154. General power to obtain information.

155. Disclosure of information to and by the Welsh Ministers.

69. Gifts and payments.

156. Standards of performance relating to housing in Wales.

157. Standards of performance relating to housing in England.

158. Information about standards of performance.

159. Issue of guidance about complaints about performance.

160. Issue of guidance relating to housing in England.

73. Accounts of registered societies and charities.

161. Powers of entry where guidance on maintenance is not followed.

162. Introduction to registration of social landlords in Wales.

163. The register of social landlords.

164. Eligibility for registration.

165. Registration of social landlords in Wales.

77. Proposals.

166. Removal from the register.

167. Criteria for registration or removal from the register.

168. Appeal against a decision concerning registration.

169. Introduction to regulation of registered social landlords in Wales.

170. Limit on local authority board membership and voting rights.

171. Control of payments to members and others.

172. General power to remove an officer.

84. Notification of constitutional changes.

173. Power to appoint a new officer of a company.

85. Directions about notifications.

174. Power to appoint a new officer of a registered society.

175. Power to appoint a new officer of a registered charity.

176. Change of rules, etc by a registered society, a charity or a company.

177. Arrangements, reconstruction etc of company which is a registered social landlord.

178. Amalgamation, dissolution etc of a registered society which is a registered social landlord.

179. Directions to registered social landlords about notifications.

180. Transfer of net assets on dissolution or winding up.

181. Transfer of net assets on termination of a charity.

182. Exercise of enforcement powers.

183. Enforcement notice.

184. Penalty.

185. Compensation.

186. Management tender.

187. Management transfer.

188. Appointment of manager of registered social landlord.

100. Overview of regulatory powers.

189. Amalgamation.

101. Standards for registered providers.

101A. Standards relating to competence, conduct, information and transparency

190. Introduction to accounting requirements.

191. General requirements as to accounts and audit.

192. Accounting and audit or reporting requirements for registered charity.

104. Monitoring: inquiry.

193. Accountant's report in relation to companies exempt from audit requirements.

194. Accountant's report in relation to registered societies exempt from audit requirements.

105. Guidance.

195. Accountant's report in relation to charities exempt from audit requirements.

106A. Implied terms of management services agreements relating to qualifications

196. Inspection of registered social landlord's affairs.

108. Enforcement notice to resolve specified failure.

197. Inquiries in general.

109. Imposition of fines in respect of failures by private registered providers.

198. Powers exercisable on an interim basis.

199. Powers exercisable as a result of final report or audit.

110. Compensation for victims of failure by private registered providers.

111. Management tender.

200. Disqualification as officer of a registered social landlord.

201. Power to direct transfer of land.

112. Management transfer.

202. Availability of powers in relation to registered charities.

114. Appointment of a manager of a private registered provider.

203. Introduction; summary of statutory provisions.

204. Initial notice to be given to the Welsh Ministers.

205. Further notice to be given to the Welsh Ministers.

206. Moratorium on the disposal of land.

118. Restrictions on dealings by non-profit registered providers.

207. Appointment of interim manager.

119. Suspension and removal of officers of non-profit registered providers.

208. Proposals as to ownership and management of landlord's land.

209. Manager to implement agreed proposals; appointment and powers.

210. Assistance by the Welsh Ministers to facilitate agreed proposals.

211. Application to the court to secure compliance with agreed proposals.

212. Introduction to disposal of land.

213. Power of a registered social landlord to dispose of land.

214. Notification to Welsh Ministers of disposal of land by a registered social landlord.

215. Covenant for repayment of discount on disposal.

216. Treatment of deferred resale agreements for purposes of covenant for repayment of discount on disposal.

127A. Power of housing ombudsman to issue guidance to scheme members

217. Priority of charge for repayment of discount.

128. Matters for which a scheme must provide.

218. Right of first refusal for a registered social landlord.

129. Approval of scheme, or amendment, and withdrawal of approval.

219. Restriction on disposal of houses in national parks and other areas.

220. Relevant and exempted disposals.

221. Treatment of options.

132. Subscriptions payable in respect of approved schemes.

222. Abolition of right of an assured or secure tenant in Wales to acquire dwelling.

135. Determinations and reports by the housing ombudsman.

223. Standards.

224. Powers of entry.

225. Intervention powers.

137. Role of the Welsh Ministers.

226. Tenant's rights; in general.

227. Meaning of 'house', 'flat' and 'dwelling house'.

228. Provisions restricting right to buy etc of no effect.

229. Power to extend right to buy etc.

230. Information to help tenants decide whether to exercise right to buy etc.

231. Costs.

232. Notices and evidence.

233. Power to repeal or amend local Acts.

234. Implementing the right to buy on a voluntary basis.

235. Rights of secure tenants in England to acquire freehold or lease.

236. Rights of other social housing tenants in England to acquire dwelling.

237. Supplementary provisions relating to the right to acquire.

238. Charities.

239. Dwelling houses in designated rural areas.

240. Certain housing associations.

241. Landlord with insufficient interest in the property.

242. Dwelling houses let in connection with employment.

243. Dwelling houses for the disabled.

244. Certain dwelling houses for persons with special needs.

245. Certain dwelling houses for elderly persons.

246. Dwelling houses held on Crown tenancies.

247. Dwelling houses due to be demolished within 24 months.

248. Dwelling houses where the debt is equal to or greater than the purchase price plus the discount.

249. Certain assured shorthold tenancies.

250. Circumstances in which the right to buy or acquire cannot be exercised.

251. Considerations regarding exclusion of right to buy by possession order.

252. Order suspending right to buy because of anti-social behaviour.

253. Qualifying period for the right to buy or acquire; in general.

254. Periods occupying accommodation subject to public sector tenancy.

255. Meaning of 'public sector tenant'.

256. Periods occupying forces accommodation.

257. Periods during which right to buy is preserved.

258. Tenant's notice claiming to exercise right.

259. Claim to share right with members of family.

260. Landlord's notice admitting or denying right to buy.

261. Landlord's notice of purchase price and other matters.

262. Estimates and information about service charges where a lease is to be granted.

263. Estimates and information about improvement contributions.

264. Tenant's notice of intention.

265. Landlord's notice in default.

266. Change of tenant after notice claiming right to buy or to acquire.

267. Change of landlord after notice claiming right to buy or to acquire.

268. Purchase price payable on a conveyance or grant in pursuance of the right to buy or to acquire.

269. Value of dwelling house.

270. Determination of value by the district valuer and review notices.

271. Review of determination of value.

272. Entitlement to discount; in general.

273. Reduction of discount where previous discount given.

274. Limits on amount of discount; in general.

275. Limits on amount of discount where the preserved right to buy arises.

276. Duty of landlord to convey freehold or grant lease.

277. Duty to convey freehold and apportionment of purchase price where the extended right to buy arises.

278. Meaning of 'initial demolition notice'; period of validity.

279. Effect of initial demolition notice served before completion.

280. Revocation or termination of initial demolition notices.

281. Transfer of initial demolition notices.

282. Restriction on serving further demolition notices.

283. Effect of final demolition notice served before completion.

284. Compensation where demolition notice served.

285. Contents of conveyance or lease; in general.

286. Rights of support, passage of water etc.

287. Rights of way.

288. Covenants and conditions.

289. Conveyance of freehold; in general.

290. Leases; in general.

291. Common use of premises and facilities.

292. Covenants by the landlord in respect of flats.

293. Covenants by the landlord where landlord's interest in the house or flat is leasehold.

294. Covenant by tenant.

295. Insurance contributions payable by the tenant.

296. Service charges and improvement contributions payable by the tenant.

297. Avoidance of certain provisions.

298. Conveyance of freehold.

299. Grant of lease.

300. Notice to lenders and discharge of the charge on the landlord's interest in the dwelling house where the right to acquire is exercised.

301. Landlord's first notice to complete.

302. Landlord's second notice to complete.

303. The former statutory right and the transitional cases in which it may be exercised.

304. Tenant's notices of delay.

305. Payments of rent attributable to purchase price etc.

306. Meaning of 'relevant disposal'.

307. Meaning of 'exempted disposal'.

308. Repayment of discount on early disposal.

309. Amount of discount which may be demanded by the landlord in the case of the right to buy.

310. Treatment of deferred resale agreements for the purposes of the right to buy.

311. Liability to repay discount is a charge on the premises.

312. Right of first refusal for landlord and related matters.

313. Power to prescribe conditions.

314. Offer notices.

315. Acceptance of the offer.

316. Rejection of the offer.

317. Consideration for disposal.

318. Restrictions on disposal of dwelling houses in National Parks etc.

319. Cases in which right to buy is preserved.

320. Extent of preserved right; qualifying persons and dwelling houses.

321. Modification of statutory provisions.

322. Disposal of landlord's interest in qualifying dwelling house.

323. Termination of landlord's interest in qualifying dwelling house.

324. Transfer of qualifying person to alternative accommodation.

325. Disposal after notice claiming to exercise right to buy etc.

326. General powers of the Secretary of State to intervene.

327. Power to execute a vesting order.

328. Power to give directions as to covenants and conditions.

329. Power to obtain information etc.

330. Power to give assistance in connection with legal proceedings.

331. Registration of title where the right to buy or the right to acquire is exercised.

332. Statement to be contained in instrument effecting qualifying disposal.

333. Registration of title on qualifying disposal.

334. Change of qualifying dwelling house.

335. Statement required on certain disposals on which right to buy ceases to be preserved.

336. Liability to compensate or indemnify.

337. The charge to stamp duty land tax in connection with right to buy etc transactions.

338. Jurisdiction of the County Court.

339. Introduction to housing finance.

340. Housing management grants.

341. Duty to keep housing revenue account.

342. Housing revenue account: credits and debits.

343. Duty to prevent debit balance on housing revenue account.

344. Limits on indebtedness: Wales.

345. Power to keep housing repairs account.

346. Directions by the appropriate national authority.

347. Housing revenue accounts etc: adaptation of enactments.

348. Payments to Secretary of State.

349. Reduction of payments by agreement.

350. Duty to consider selling.

351. Housing strategies and statements and housing revenue account business plans.

352. Settlement payments in general.

353. Further payments.

354. Further provisions about payments.

355. Limits on indebtedness.

356. Power to obtain information.

357. Housing subsidy.

358. Recoupment of subsidy in certain cases.

359. Power to provide financial assistance for privately let housing accommodation.

360. Housing benefit and discretionary financial assistance.

361. Power to require documents to be produced.

362. Enforcement of powers to obtain information.

363. Use of information obtained for certain other statutory purposes.

364. False or misleading information.

365. Powers of entry.

366. Warrant to authorise entry.

367. Penalty for obstruction.

368. Additional notice requirements for protection of owners.

369. Authorisations for enforcement purposes etc.

370. Power to prescribe forms.

371. Power to dispense with notices.

372. Service of documents.

373. Licences and other documents in electronic form.

374. Timing and location of things done electronically.

375. Proof of designations.

376. Making of orders and regulations.

377. Calculation of numbers of persons.

378. Financial penalties for certain housing offences.

379. Financial penalties: procedure.

380. Offences by bodies corporate.

381. Power to increase level of fines for certain offences.

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2. Obligation to Provide and Manage Housing

382. Periodical review of housing needs.

383. Review of housing conditions by local housing authorities.

384. Duty to inspect, report and prepare proposals on overcrowding.

385. Environmental considerations.

386. Statutory duties.

387. Powers to provide housing accommodation and related services.

388. Provision of welfare services.

389. Provision of shops, recreation grounds etc.

390. Provision of streets, roads and open spaces and development generally.

391. Exercise of powers by local housing authority outside its district.

392. Compliance with minimum standards in erection of houses.

393. Special provisions relating to prefabs.

394. Powers of entry and penalty for obstruction.

395. Power of local housing authorities to provide assistance.

396. Contributions towards expenditure of local housing authorities in providing assistance.

397. Acquisition of land for housing purposes.

398. Duties with respect to buildings acquired for housing purposes.

399. Appropriation of land.

400. Exercise of compulsory purchase powers in relation to Crown land.

401. Background to the legislation.

402. Tenancy strategies.

404. Cases where the allocation provisions do not apply.

405. Allocation only to eligible persons: England.

406. Allocation only to eligible persons: Wales.

407. Applications for housing accommodation.

408. Allocation in accordance with allocation scheme in England.

409. Allocation in accordance with allocation scheme in Wales.

410. Information about the allocation scheme.

411. Guidance by the appropriate national authority.

412. False statements and withholding information.

413. General powers of management.

414. 'Best value' requirements.

415. Byelaws.

416. Financial assistance towards tenants' removal expenses.

417. Schemes for payments to assist local housing authority tenants to obtain other accommodation.

418. Services etc for owners and occupiers of houses for work on them.

419. Secure tenancies.

420. Rents.

422. Mandatory rents.

423. Information about income.

424. Changing rents.

425. Payment and provision of information to Secretary of State.

426. Policies for high income social tenants.

427. Consultation with respect to management.

429. Consultation before disposal; in general.

430. Application for the appropriate national authority's consent.

431. Requirements as to consultation.

432. Consent to be withheld if majority of tenants are opposed.

433. Secure tenancies: provision of information.

434. Disclosure of information as to orders etc in respect of anti-social behaviour.

436. Heating charges.

437. In general.

438. General power to enter into management agreement.

439. Break clause to be included in management agreements.

440. Regulations relating to agreements with tenant management organisations.

441. Tenant management organisations.

442. Proposal notice.

443. Local authority support following proposal notice.

444. Competence of tenant management organisation and offer to tenants.

445. Implementation stage.

446. Determination of disputes.

447. Proposal notice.

448. Local authority support following proposal notice.

449. Procedure following proposal notice.

450. Determination of disputes.

451. Possession in general.

403. Allocation under the Housing Act 1996.

452. Background to the legislation.

453. Introductory tenancy regime.

454. Provisions relating to demoted tenancies.

455. Power to grant injunctions against anti-social behaviour.

456. Consideration of accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers: England.

457. Meeting accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers: Wales.

458. Responsibilities for the homeless.

459. Current framework.

460. Homelessness reviews and strategies.

461. Homelessness and threatened homelessness.

462. Suitability of accommodation.

464. Duty of local housing authority to provide advisory services.

465. Guidance by the Secretary of State.

466. Duty to assess every eligible applicant's case and agree a plan.

467. Application for assistance in case of homelessness or threatened homelessness.

468. Persons from abroad not eligible for assistance.

469. Asylum-seekers and their dependants.

470. Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need.

471. Priority need.

421. Increase of the rent where the tenancy is not secure.

472. Initial duty owed to all eligible persons who are homeless.

473. Consequences of refusal of final accommodation offer or final Part 6 offer at initial relief stage.

474. Notices in cases of an applicant's deliberate and unreasonable refusal to co-operate.

475. Duty to persons becoming homeless intentionally.

476. Duty to persons with priority need who are not homeless intentionally.

477. Duties in cases of threatened homelessness.

478. Duty on re-application after private rented sector offer.

479. Referral of case to another local housing authority.

480. Duties to an applicant whose case is considered for referral or is referred.

481. Right to request review of a decision.

428. Consultation on matters of housing management: secure tenancies.

482. Right of appeal to County Court on a point of law.

483. Securing of suitable accommodation.

484. Out-of-area placements.

485. Arrangements with private landlord.

486. Protection of property of homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness.

487. Co-operation between relevant housing authorities and bodies.

488. Co-operation in certain cases involving children.

435. Information about housing allocation.

489. Duty of public authority to refer cases to local housing authority.

490. False statements, withholding information and failure to disclose change of circumstances.

491. Power of local authorities to provide sites.

492. Power to prohibit mobile homes on commons.

463. Becoming homeless intentionally.

466A. Advice

466B. Strategy and standards

466C. Licensing

466D. Information

3. Large Scale Voluntary Transfers

493. Large scale voluntary transfers generally.

494. Power of bodies corporate to sell or let land for housing purposes.

495. Power to dispose of land held for housing purposes.

496. Covenants and conditions which may be imposed.

497. Consents required on disposal of land held for housing purposes.

498. Requirements to co-operate in relation to certain disposals.

499. Levy on disposals.

500. Repayment of discount on early disposal.

501. Treatment of deferred resale agreements for purposes of repayment of discount on early disposal.

502. Right of first refusal for local authority.

503. Restriction on disposal of dwelling houses in national parks, etc.

505. Consent required for certain subsequent disposals.

506. Limitation of service charges payable after disposal of house.

507. Information as to relevant costs.

508. Contributions towards costs of housing mobility arrangements.

509. The improvement for sale scheme.

504. Consent required for certain other disposals.

4. Housing Action Trusts

510. Background and general introduction to housing action trusts.

511. Housing action trust areas.

512. Establishment of housing action trusts.

513. Objects and general powers of housing action trusts.

514. The housing action trust's proposals for its area.

515. Background and general introduction to functions of housing action trusts.

516. Housing action trust as housing authority etc.

517. Planning control.

518. Housing action trust as planning authority.

519. Public health.

520. Highways.

521. Power to give financial assistance.

522. Directions as to the exercise of functions.

523. Transfer of functions.

524. Transfer of land and other property to housing action trusts.

525. Vesting of land by order in housing action trust.

526. Acquisition of land by housing action trust.

527. Background and general introduction to disposals of land.

529. Provision of legal assistance to tenants after disposal.

531. Rents in general.

533. Dissolution of housing action trust.

528. Disposal of land.

530. Disposals of dwelling houses subject to secure tenancies.

532. Increase of rent where tenancy is not secure or introductory.

5. Housing Conditions and Housing Standards

534. General introduction to housing conditions and standards.

535. The Housing Health and Safety Rating System.

536. Meanings of 'category 1 hazard' and 'category 2 hazard'.

537. Inspections by local housing authorities to see whether category 1 or category 2 hazards exist.

538. General duty to take enforcement action in relation to category 1 hazards.

539. Powers to take enforcement action in relation to category 2 hazards.

540. Reasons for decision to take enforcement action.

541. Guidance about inspections and enforcement action.

542. Consultation with fire and rescue authorities.

543. Duty of authority to serve improvement notice relating to category 1 hazard.

544. Power of authority to serve improvement notice relating to category 2 hazard.

545. Contents of improvement notices.

546. Service of improvement notices and copies.

547. Suspension of improvement notices.

548. Operation of improvement notices.

549. Revocation and variation of improvement notices.

550. Service of notices relating to variation or revocation of improvement notices.

551. Change in person liable to comply with improvement notice.

552. Appeal against improvement notice.

553. Appeal against decision relating to variation or revocation of improvement notice.

554. Powers of tribunal on appeal against improvement notice.

555. Powers of tribunal on appeal against a decision relating to variation or revocation of improvement notice.

556. Offence of failing to comply with an improvement notice.

557. Enforcement action by local housing authorities by agreement.

558. Enforcement action by local housing authorities without agreement.

559. Recovery of expenses incurred in taking enforcement action without agreement.

560. Power of court to order occupier or owner to allow action to be taken on premises.

561. Power of court to authorise action by one owner on behalf of another.

562. Duty of authority to make prohibition orders relating to category 1 hazards.

563. Power of authority to make prohibition orders relating to category 2 hazards.

564. Contents of prohibition orders.

565. Service of copies of prohibition orders.

566. Suspension of prohibition orders.

567. Operation of prohibition orders.

568. Revocation and variation of prohibition orders.

569. Service of notices relating to revocation or variation of prohibition orders.

570. Appeal relating to prohibition order.

571. Time limit for appeal.

572. Powers of tribunal on an appeal.

573. Offence of failing to comply with prohibition order etc.

575. Power of tribunal to determine or vary lease.

576. Power of court to order occupier or owner to allow action to be taken on premises.

577. Power of court to authorise action by one owner on behalf of another.

578. Compensation payable.

579. Repayment of compensation on revocation or variation of prohibition order.

580. Duty of authority to serve hazard awareness notice relating to category 1 hazard.

581. Power of authority to serve hazard awareness notice relating to category 2 hazard.

582. Effect of improvement notices and prohibition orders as local land charges.

583. Savings for rights arising from breach of covenant.

584. Effect of management orders and redevelopment proposals.

585. Emergency remedial action.

586. Recovery of expenses of taking emergency remedial action.

587. Emergency prohibition orders.

588. Appeals relating to emergency measures.

589. Protection for assured shorthold tenants against retaliatory eviction.

590. Power to charge for certain enforcement action.

591. Recovery of charge.

592. Demolition in general.

593. Demolition orders.

594. Right of appeal against a demolition order.

595. Recovery of possession of building to be demolished.

596. Cleansing before demolition.

597. Execution of a demolition order.

598. Power to permit reconstruction of condemned house.

599. Substitution of prohibition order to permit use otherwise than for human habitation.

600. Compensation payable.

601. Repayment of compensation on revocation of demolition order.

602. Background and general introduction to clearance areas.

603. Declaration of clearance area.

604. Acquisition of land for clearance.

605. Method of dealing with land acquired for clearance and power to discontinue proceedings.

606. Extinguishment of public rights of way over land acquired.

607. Extinguishment of other rights over land acquired.

608. Power to compensate shop-keepers in areas affected by clearance.

609. Purchase of houses liable to be demolished or to be subject to a prohibition order.

610. Retention of houses acquired for clearance.

611. Management and repair of houses acquired or retained.

612. Prohibition on making of demolition order in respect of listed building.

613. Building becoming listed when it is subject to compulsory purchase for clearance.

614. Building becoming listed when acquired by agreement for clearance.

615. Savings for rights arising from breach of covenant etc.

616. Approval of owner's proposals for redevelopment.

617. Recovery of possession of premises for purposes of approved redevelopment.

618. Powers of the court.

619. Powers of entry and penalty for obstruction.

574. Recovery of possession of premises in order to comply with order.

6. Overcrowding

620. Introduction to overcrowding.

621. Recovery of possession where dwelling is overcrowded.

622. The room standard.

623. The space standard.

624. Penalty for occupier causing or permitting overcrowding.

625. Exception: children attaining age of one or ten.

626. Exception: visiting member of family.

627. Licence granted by local housing authority.

628. Penalty for landlord causing or permitting overcrowding.

629. Information to be contained in rent book.

630. Duty to inform local housing authority of overcrowding.

631. Duty to inspect, report and prepare proposals.

632. Power to require information about persons sleeping in dwelling.

633. Power to require production of rent book.

634. Powers of entry.

635. Notice to abate overcrowding.

636. Enforcement.

7. Houses in Multiple Occupation

637. In general.

638. Meaning of 'house in multiple occupation'.

639. Buildings which are not houses in multiple occupation.

640. Converted blocks of flats: section 257 HMOs.

641. Persons not forming a single household.

642. Persons treated as occupying premises as only or main residence.

643. Making of HMO declarations.

644. Revocation of HMO declarations.

645. Licensing of houses in multiple occupation.

646. Designation of areas subject to additional licensing.

647. Confirmation or general approval of designation.

648. Notification requirements.

649. Duration, review and revocation of designations.

650. Houses in multiple occupation required to be licensed.

651. Temporary exemption from licensing requirement.

652. Transitional arrangements relating to introduction and termination of licensing.

653. Application for licence.

654. Licence conditions.

655. General requirements and duration.

656. Variation of licences.

657. Revocation of licences.

658. Procedure relating to grant or refusal of licence.

659. Requirements following grant or refusal of licence.

660. Procedure relating to variation of licence.

661. Procedure relating to revocation of licence.

662. Appeals against licence decisions.

663. Register of licences and management orders.

664. Offences in relation to licensing of houses in multiple occupation.

665. Rent repayment orders.

666. Restrictions on terminating tenancies.

667. Approval of codes of practice with regard to management of houses in multiple occupation etc.

668. Management regulations in respect of houses in multiple occupation.

669. Overcrowding.

670. Service of overcrowding notice.

671. Contents of overcrowding notice.

672. Requirements as to overcrowding.

673. Appeals against overcrowding notices.

674. Revocation and variation of overcrowding notices.

8. Selective Licensing of Private Landlords

675. Houses to which selective licensing provisions apply.

676. Designation of selective licensing areas.

677. Confirmation or general approval of designation.

678. Notification requirements.

679. Duration, review and revocation of designations.

680. Houses required to be licensed.

681. Temporary exemption from licensing requirement.

682. Application for licence.

683. Licence conditions.

684. General requirements and duration.

685. Variation of licences.

686. Revocation of licences.

687. Offences in relation to licensing of Part 3 houses.

688. Rent repayment orders.

689. Restriction on recovery of possession.

9. Banning Orders and Rent Repayment Orders in England

690. Application for a banning order.

691. Making and effect of a banning order.

692. Revocation or variation of a banning order.

693. Offence of breach of a banning order.

694. Financial penalty for breach of a banning order.

695. Duties as to database and entries.

696. Information in the database.

697. Removal or variation of entries.

698. Rent repayment orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

699. Appeals from the First-tier Tribunal.

10. Regulation of Landlords and Agents of Dwellings in Wales

703. Agents to be licensed to carry out lettings work and property management work.

704. Licensing authorities.

705. Licensing authority's duty to maintain register.

706. Registration of landlords.

707. Licences.

708. Amendment, revocation, expiry and renewal of licences.

709. Licensing appeals.

711. Prosecution and fixed penalty notices.

713. Rent repayment orders.

715. Powers of the Welsh Ministers.

700. Domestic tenancies in Wales: regulation of letting and management of dwellings.

701. Requirement for a landlord to be registered.

702. Landlords to be licensed to carry out lettings or property management activities.

712. Rent stopping orders.

714. Restrictions on terminating tenancies.

710. Information.

11. Management Orders under the Housing Act 2004

716. Nature of interim and final management orders.

717. Making of interim management orders.

718. Special interim management orders.

719. Operation of interim management orders.

720. Local housing authority's duties once interim management order is in force.

721. General effect of interim management orders.

722. Effect of interim management orders on immediate landlords, mortgagees and others.

723. Financial arrangements while order is in force.

724. Variation of order.

725. Revocation of order.

726. Making of final management orders.

727. Operation of final management orders.

728. Local housing authority's duties once a final management order is in force.

729. General effect of final management orders.

730. Effect of final management orders on immediate landlords, mortgagees and others.

731. Management schemes and accounts.

732. Enforcement of management scheme by relevant landlord.

733. Variation of order.

734. Revocation of order.

735. Requirements before making final management order.

736. Requirements following making of an interim or a final management order.

737. Variation of management orders.

738. Refusal to vary a management order.

739. Revocation of management orders.

740. Refusal to revoke a management order.

741. Right to appeal against making of order etc.

742. Powers of tribunal on appeal against order.

743. Appeal in relation to variation or revocation of interim or final management orders.

744. Appeal against decision in respect of compensation payable to third parties.

745. Effect on occupiers.

746. Effect on agreements and legal proceedings.

747. Possession and supply of furniture.

748. Compensation payable to third parties.

749. Power of entry to carry out work.

750. Financial arrangements on termination.

751. Effect of termination on leases, agreements and proceedings.

752. Empty dwelling management orders (EDMOs).

753. Making of interim EDMOs.

754. Authorisation to make interim EDMOs.

755. Local housing authority's duties once interim EDMO is in force.

756. Operation of interim EDMOs.

757. General effect of interim EDMOs.

758. Effect on relevant proprietor, mortgagees etc.

759. Financial arrangements while order is in force.

760. Variation or revocation of interim EDMOs.

761. Making of final EDMOs.

762. Local housing authority's duties once final EDMO is in force.

763. Operation of final EDMOs.

764. General effect of final EDMOs.

765. Effect of final EDMO on relevant proprietor, mortgagees and others.

766. Management scheme and accounts.

767. Application to tribunal in respect of breach of management scheme.

768. Variation or revocation of final EDMOs.

769. Effect of EDMOs on persons occupying or having a right to occupy the dwelling.

770. Effect of EDMOs on agreements and on legal proceedings.

771. Possession and supply of furniture.

772. Power of tribunal to determine certain leases and licences.

773. Financial arrangements on termination of EDMOs.

774. Leases, agreements and proceedings following termination of an EDMO.

775. Power of entry to carry out work.

776. Compensation payable to third parties.

777. Appeals against decisions relating to EDMOs.

778. Powers of tribunal on appeal against decisions relating to EDMOs.

779. Appeals against decision or refusal to vary or revoke EDMO.

780. Powers of tribunal on appeal relating to variation or revocation of EDMO.

781. Appeal against a decision on compensation payable to third parties.

782. Powers of tribunal on an appeal relating to compensation.

12. Compulsory Purchase and Related Provisions

13. Area Improvement

791. Area improvement in general.

792. Declaration of a renewal area.

793. Steps to be taken after declaration of a renewal area.

794. Duty to publish information.

795. General powers of local housing authority.

796. Power to apply for orders extinguishing right to use vehicles on highway.

797. Exclusion of land from, or termination of, a renewal area.

798. Contributions by the appropriate national authority.

799. Powers of entry and penalty for obstruction.

800. Transitional provisions.

801. Exercise of power to give guidance.

802. Effect of declaration of housing action area.

803. Effect of declaration of general improvement area.

804. Effect of resolutions relating to a housing action area or general improvement area.

805. Powers of entry and penalty for obstruction.

14. Housing Grants

806. Introduction to the legislation.

807. Availability of grants for provision of facilities for disabled persons.

808. Applications for grants.

809. Ineligible applicants.

810. Owner's, tenant's and occupier's applications.

811. Certificate required in case of owner's application.

812. Certificates required in case of tenant's application.

813. Certificates required in case of occupier's application.

814. Purposes for which grant must be given.

815. Approval of application.

816. Restriction on grants for works already begun.

817. Determination of amount of grant in case of landlord's application.

818. Power to specify maximum amount of grant.

819. Means testing; in general.

820. Means testing in case of application by owner-occupier or tenant.

821. Meaning of 'relevant person'.

822. Meaning of 'non-dependant'.

823. Meaning of 'remunerative work'.

824. Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household.

825. The applicable amount and financial resources.

826. General provisions relating to income and capital.

827. Calculation of reduction.

828. Successive applications.

829. Treatment of child care charges.

830. Employed earners.

831. Self-employed earners.

832. Other income.

833. Notional income.

834. Determination of capital for the purposes of grants.

835. Notional capital.

836. Capital held jointly.

837. Determination of tariff income received from capital.

838. Determination of grant income.

839. Amounts to be disregarded.

840. Treatment of student loans.

841. Treatment of refunds of tax deducted from a student's covenant income and payments from access funds.

842. Decision and notification in general.

843. Payment of grants in general.

844. Delayed payment of a mandatory grant.

845. Conditions as to carrying out of the works.

846. Conditions as to contractors to be employed.

847. Applicant ceasing to be entitled before payment of grant.

848. Change of circumstances affecting disabled occupant.

849. Cases in which grants may be recalculated, withheld or repaid.

850. Repayment where applicant not entitled to grant.

851. Grant conditions and repayment in general.

852. Conditions as to repayment in case of other compensation, etc.

853. Power to impose other conditions with consent of appropriate national authority.

854. Cessation of conditions on repayment.

855. Provisions relating to death of an applicant.

856. Power of local housing authority to carry out works which would attract grant.

857. Energy efficiency of residential accommodation.

858. Reducing fuel poverty: England.

859. Strategy for reducing fuel poverty: Wales.

860. Green deal plans.

861. Framework regulations.

862. Assessment of the property and other matters.

863. Terms of the plan and related matters.

864. Installation of improvements.

865. Confirmation of plan.

866. Power of Secretary of State to deal with special circumstances.

867. Grants under the Social Security Act 1990.

868. Grants for the improvement of energy efficiency in certain dwellings etc.

869. Home energy efficiency scheme in England.

870. Home energy efficiency scheme in Wales.

871. Introduction to conservation of energy.

872. Energy conservation reports.

873. Functions of the appropriate national authority in relation to reports.

874. Guidance from the appropriate national authority.

875. Modification of a report and further reports.

876. Supplementary provisions.

15. Starter Homes in England

877. Definition of starter home.

878. Promoting the supply of starter homes in England.

16. Loans for the Acquisition or Improvement of Housing

879. Introduction to loans.

880. Local loans by the Treasury.

881. Power of local authorities to advance money.

882. Terms of the advance.

883. Local authority mortgage interest rates.

884. Requirements as to fitness of premises and related matters.

885. Deposits in respect of maintenance or repair of mortgaged premises.

886. Waiver or reduction of payments where the property requires repairs or improvement.

887. Agreement by local authority to indemnify mortgagee.

888. Local authority contributions to mortgage costs.

889. Further advances in case of disposal on a shared ownership lease.

890. Advances to recognised lending institutions to assist first-time buyers.

891. Forms of assistance and qualifying conditions.

892. Terms of advances and administration.

893. Introduction to service charge loans.

894. Right to a loan in certain cases after exercise of right to buy.

895. Power to make loans in other cases.

896. Purchase of equitable interests.

897. Interest and administrative expenses of lender.

898. Vesting of house in authority entitled to exercise power of sale.

17. Assistance for Owners of Defective Housing

899. Eligibility for assistance.

900. Designation of defective dwellings by appropriate national authority.

901. Contributions by appropriate national authority.

902. Conditions of eligibility: disposal by public sector authority, etc.

903. Duties of public sector authority when disposing of a defective dwelling.

904. Meaning of 'public sector authority'.

905. Reinstatement of a defective dwelling by a local housing authority.

906. Duty of a local housing authority to publicise availability of assistance.

907. Application for assistance.

908. Determination of eligibility and form of assistance to be made.

909. Notice of the determination.

910. Dwellings included in more than one designation.

911. Modifications of defective housing legislation in relation to shared ownership leases.

912. Extension of assistance to mortgagees.

913. Conditions for assistance by way of reinstatement grant.

914. Reinstatement grant and conditions of payment.

915. Amount and payment of a reinstatement grant.

916. Changes in work or expenditure.

917. Assistance by way of repurchase.

918. Price payable and valuation.

919. Supplementary provisions.

920. Repurchase by an authority other than a local housing authority.

921. Interest subject to right of pre-emption and other matters.

922. Compulsory purchase compensation to be made up to 95 per cent of defect-free value.

923. Supplementary provisions as to payments.

924. Reimbursement of expenses incidental to repurchase.

928. Alternative accommodation and requests for tenancy.

929. Request for tenancy.

930. Designation of defective dwellings under local schemes.

931. Variation or revocation of a designation under a local scheme.

932. Appropriate national authority's control over designation, variation or revocation.

933. Death of person eligible for assistance and other matters.

934. Service of notices.

935. Jurisdiction of County Court.

925. Effect of repurchase on certain existing tenancies.

926. Grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier.

927. Grant of tenancy to former statutory tenant.