220 Additional power to give grants for social housing
Housing Act 2004 (2004 c 34) | Legislation

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220  Additional power to give grants for social housing

After section 27 of the Housing Act 1996 (c 52) insert—

“Grants to bodies other than registered social landlords
27A Grants to bodies other than registered social landlords

(1)     The Relevant Authority may make grants under this section to persons other than registered social landlords.

(2)     Grants under this section are grants for any of the following purposes—

(a)     acquiring, or repairing and improving, or creating by the conversion of houses or other property, houses to be disposed of—

(i)     under equity percentage arrangements, or

(ii)     on shared ownership terms;

(b)     constructing houses to be disposed of—

(i)     under equity percentage arrangements, or

(ii)     on shared ownership terms;

(c)     providing loans to be secured by mortgages to assist persons to acquire houses for their own occupation;

(d)     providing, constructing or improving houses to be kept available for letting;

(e)     providing, constructing or improving houses for letting that are to be managed by such registered social landlords, and under arrangements containing such terms, as are approved by the Relevant Authority;

(f)     such other purposes as may be specified in an order under subsection

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