# Housing Act 1980, Introduction: Introductory text

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An Act to give security of tenure, and the right to buy their homes, to tenants of local authorities and other bodies; to make other provision with respect to those and other tenants; to amend the law about housing finance in the public sector; to make other provision with respect to housing; to restrict the discretion of the court in making orders for possession of land; and for connected purposes.
[8th August 1980]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/51/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1980/introduction
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