# Housing Act 1988, Paragraph 22


For the purposes of paragraph 10 above, a building is a purpose-built block of flats if as constructed it contained, and it contains, two or more flats; and for this purpose “flat” means a dwelling-house which—
(a) forms part only of a building; and
(b) is separated horizontally from another dwelling-house which forms part of the same building.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/schedule/1/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-22
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