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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-7/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-7/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/68",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The period over which repayment is to be made shall be—\n(a) 25 years, or\n(b) where the mortgagor’s interest in the dwelling-house is leashold and the term of the lease is less than 25 years, a period equal to the term of the lease,\nor, at the option of the mortgagor, a shorter period.\n(2) The period mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) may be extended by the mortgagee.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/schedule/7/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:47.243826+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}