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Housing Act 1988 in Wales

1988 c. 50 · Enacted 15 November 1988 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Not fully up to date. 15 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 26 October 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Ground 2AinsertedHousing (Wales) Act 2014 s. 138
ActexcludedPlanning (Wales) Act 2026 s. 269(2)
s. 28(7)words in s. 28(6) renumbered as s. 28(7)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 219(a)
s. 28(8)insertedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 219(c)
s. 28(7)words substitutedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 219(b)
s. 54 55repealedHousing (Scotland) Act 2001 Sch. 10 para. 15(5)
Sch. 1 para. 12A(1)words omittedImmigration Act 2016 Sch. 11 para. 2(b)(vi)
s. 5(1)(b)word omittedHousing and Planning Act 2016 s. 63(a)
s. 5(1)(c) and wordinsertedHousing and Planning Act 2016 s. 63(b)
Sch. 17 para. 40omittedLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 Sch. 9 para. 7(a)
Sch. 17 para. 68omittedLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 Sch. 9 para. 7(b)
s. 7(5ZC)insertedRenters’ Rights Act 2025 s. 90(1)(b)
s. 7(4)words insertedRenters’ Rights Act 2025 s. 90(1)(a)
specified provision(s)savings for amendments by 2018 anaw 1, s. 6, Sch. 6Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments and Savings Provisions) 2019 reg. 5
Actsavings and transitional provisions for amendments by S.I. 2022/1166Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Saving and Transitional Provisions) 2022 Regulations

An Act to make further provision with respect to dwelling-houses let on tenancies or occupied under licences; to amend the Rent Act 1977 and the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976; to establish a body, Housing for Wales, having functions relating to housing associations; to amend the Housing Associations Act 1985 and to repeal and re-enact with amendments certain provisions of Part II of that Act; to make provision for the establishment of housing action trusts for areas designated by the Secretary of State; to confer on persons approved for the purpose the right to acquire from public sector landlords certain dwelling-houses occupied by secure tenants; to make further provision about rent officers, the administration of housing benefit and rent allowance subsidy, the right to buy, repair notices and certain disposals of land and the application of capital money arising thereon; to make provision consequential upon the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988; and for connected purposes.

[15th November 1988]

X1C1C2C3Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Act restricted (26.7.1993) by 1993 c. 23, s. 4(5), Sch. 1 para. 6(1)(b); S.I. 1993/1655, art. 2

C2

Act excluded (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 169, Sch. 20 Pt. II para.8; S.I. 1993/2762, art. 3

Act excluded (1.10.1998) by 1975 c. 70, Sch. 4 Pt. IV para. 16 (as inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 127, Sch. 13 para. 3 (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4

Act excluded (25.11.1999 for the purposes of regional development agencies established on that date, otherwise 3.7.2000) by 1998 c. 45, s. 23, Sch. 6 para. 5; S.I. 1998/2952, art. 2(2); S.I. 2000/1173, art. 2

C3

Act: certain functions of a Minister of the Crown in so far as exercisable in relation to Wales transferred to the National Assembly for Wales (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Editorial notes

X1

The text of ss. 1–45, 115–121, 138–141, Schs. 1–4, 13, 14, Sch. 17 paras. 1–17, 21–26, 29–36, 67–76, 81–88, 90, 98–100, 114, Sch. 18 was taken from S.I.F. Group 75:1(Landlord and Tenant: General, England and Wales); the text of ss. 46–114, 121–141, Schs. 5–12, 15–18 was taken from S.I.F. Group 61 (Housing); provisions omitted from S.I.F. have been dealt with as referred to in other commentary

Contents

  1. Part I: Rented Accommodation
  2. Chapter I: Assured Tenancies
  3. Meaning of assured tenancy etc.
  4. 1Assured tenancies.
  5. 1AApplication of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this Part to dwelling in Wales
  6. 2Letting of a dwelling-house together with other land.
  7. 3Tenant sharing accommodation with persons other than landlord.
  8. 4Certain sublettings not to exclude any part of sub-lessor’s premises from assured tenancy.
  9. 4AAssured tenancies to be periodic with rent period not exceeding a month
  10. 4BAssured tenancy: prohibition of rent in advance (except initial rent)
  11. Security of tenure
  12. 5Security of tenure.
  13. 6Fixing of terms of statutory periodic tenancy.
  14. 6ADemotion because of anti-social behaviour
  15. 7Orders for possession.
  16. 8Notice of proceedings for possession.
  17. 8ZADisapplication of conditions where notice dispensed with
  18. 8AAdditional notice requirements: ground of domestic violence.
  19. 9Extended discretion of court in possession claims.
  20. 9AProceedings for possession on non-absolute grounds: anti-social behaviour
  21. 10Special provisions applicable to shared accommodation.
  22. 10APower to order transfer of tenancy in certain cases
  23. 11Payment of removal expenses by social landlords in certain cases.
  24. 11APossession on ground 6B: compensation of tenant
  25. 12Compensation for misrepresentation or concealment.
  26. Rent and other terms
  27. 13Increases of rent under assured periodic tenancies tenancies other than relevant low-cost tenancies.
  28. 13AIncreases of rent under relevant low-cost tenancies
  29. 13BChallenge to validity of notice to increase rent
  30. 14Determination of open-market rent by tribunal.
  31. 14ZAEffect of determination: rent payable
  32. 14ZBEffect of determination: proposed new rent
  33. 14ZCRepayment of rent paid for days after end of tenancy
  34. 14AInterim increase before 1st April 1994 of rent under assured periodic tenancies in certain cases where landlord liable for council tax
  35. 14BInterim determination of rent by the appropriate tribunal
  36. 15Limited prohibition on assignment etc. without consent.
  37. 15ALoss of assured tenancy status
  38. 16Access for repairs.
  39. 16ARequesting consent to keep a pet
  40. 16BRequests for consent to keep a pet: further provision
  41. Duties of landlords and persons acting on their behalf
  42. 16DDuty of landlord and contractor to give statement of terms etc
  43. 16EOther duties
  44. 16FExceptions from letting and marketing prohibitions
  45. 16GInterpretation of terms related to marketing in section 16E
  46. 16HLandlords acting through others
  47. Landlords etc: financial penalties and offences
  48. 16IFinancial penalties
  49. 16JOffences
  50. 16KFinancial penalties as an alternative to prosecution under section 16J
  51. 16LFinancial penalties: supplementary and interpretation
  52. Duties of landlords etc, penalties and offences: interpretation
  53. 16MDuties of landlords etc, penalties and offences: interpretation
  54. Guarantors
  55. 16NGuarantor not liable for rent payable after tenant’s death
  56. 16PSection 16N: application and interpretation
  57. Miscellaneous
  58. 17Succession to assured tenancy.
  59. 18Provisions as to reversions on assured tenancies.
  60. 19Restriction on levy of distress for rent. Repealed
  61. Chapter II: Assured Shorthold Tenancies
  62. 19AAssured shorthold tenancies: post-Housing Act 1996 tenancies.
  63. 20Assured shorthold tenancies: pre-Housing Act 1996 tenancies.
  64. 20APost-Housing Act 1996 tenancies: duty of landlord to provide statement as to terms of tenancy.
  65. 20BDemoted assured shorthold tenancies
  66. 20CAssured shorthold tenancies following demoted tenancies
  67. 20DAssured shorthold tenancies following family intervention tenancies
  68. 21Recovery of possession on expiry or termination of assured shorthold tenancy.
  69. 21ACompliance with prescribed legal requirements
  70. 21BRequirement for landlord to provide prescribed information
  71. 21CRepayment of rent where tenancy ends before end of a period
  72. 22Reference of excessive rents to appropriate tribunal.
  73. 23Termination of tribunal’s functions.
  74. Chapter III: Assured Agricultural Occupancies
  75. 24Assured agricultural occupancies.
  76. 24AOpting out
  77. 25Security of tenure.
  78. 26Rehousing of agricultural workers etc.
  79. Chapter IV: Protection from Eviction
  80. 27Damages for unlawful eviction.
  81. 28The measure of damages.
  82. 29Offences of harassment.
  83. 30Variation of scope of 1977 ss. 3 and 4.
  84. 31Excluded tenancies and licences.
  85. 32Notice to quit etc.
  86. 33Interpretation of Chapter IV and the 1977 Act.
  87. Chapter V: Phasing out of Rent Acts and other Transitional Provisions
  88. 34New protected tenancies and agricultural occupancies restricted to special cases.
  89. 35Removal of special regimes for tenancies of housing associations etc.
  90. 36New restricted contracts limited to transitional cases.
  91. 37No further assured tenancies under Housing Act 1980.
  92. 38Transfer of existing tenancies from public to private sector.
  93. 39Statutory tenants: succession.
  94. Chapter VI: General Provisions
  95. 40Jurisdiction of county courts.
  96. 41Rent assessment committees: procedure and information powers.
  97. 41AAmounts attributable to services.
  98. 41BProvision of information as to exemption from council tax
  99. 42Information as to determinations of rents in Wales.
  100. 42AInformation as to determination of rents in England
  101. 43Powers of local authorities for purposes of giving information.
  102. 44Application to Crown Property.
  103. 45Interpretation of Part I.
  104. Part II: Housing Associations
  105. Housing for Wales
  106. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  107. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  108. Registration and issue of guidance
  109. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  110. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  111. Grants...
  112. 50Housing association grants. Repealed
  113. 51Revenue deficit grants. Repealed
  114. 52Recovery etc. of grants.
  115. 53Determinations under Part II.
  116. Grants: functions of Secretary of State
  117. 54Tax relief grants.
  118. 55Surplus rental income. Repealed
  119. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  120. 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  121. 57Delegation of certain functions.
  122. 59Interpretation of Part II and amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985.
  123. Part III: Housing Action Trust Areas
  124. Areas and trusts
  125. 60Housing action trust areas.
  126. 61Consultation and publicity.
  127. 62Housing action trusts.
  128. 63Objects and general powers of housing action trusts.
  129. 64The housing action trust’s proposals for its area.
  130. Functions
  131. 65Housing action trust as housing authority etc.
  132. 66Planning control.
  133. 67Housing action trust as planning authority.
  134. 68Public health.
  135. 69Highways.
  136. 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  137. 71Power to give financial assistance.
  138. 72Directions as to exercise of functions.
  139. 73Transfer of functions.
  140. Transfer of housing accommodation etc.
  141. 74Transfer of land and other property to housing action trusts.
  142. 75Supplementary provisions as to transfer orders.
  143. Vesting and acquisition of land
  144. 76Vesting by order in housing action trust.
  145. 77Acquisition by housing action trust.
  146. 78Supplementary provisions as to vesting, acquisition and compensation.
  147. Disposals of land
  148. 79Disposal of land by housing action trusts.
  149. 80Disposals made without consent.
  150. 81Consent required for certain subsequent disposals. Repealed
  151. 82Provision of legal assistance to tenants after disposal.
  152. Secure tenancies and right to buy
  153. 83Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985.
  154. 84Provisions applicable to disposals of dwelling-houses subject to secure tenancies.
  155. 84ATransfer by order of certain dwelling-houses let on secure tenancies.
  156. Rents
  157. 85Rents generally.
  158. 86Increase of rent where tenancy not secure.
  159. Agency and dissolution
  160. 87Agency agreements.
  161. 88Dissolution of housing action trust.
  162. Miscellaneous and general
  163. 89Supply of goods and services.
  164. 90Information
  165. 91Section 91
  166. 92Interpretation of Part III.
  167. Part IV
  168. Preliminary
  169. 93Right conferred by Part IV.
  170. 94Persons by whom right may be exercised.
  171. 95Property excluded from right.
  172. Initial procedures
  173. 96Application to exercise right.
  174. 97Information etc. for applicant.
  175. 98Determination of property to be included.
  176. 99Determination of purchase price.
  177. Special cases
  178. 100Tenants continuing as tenants of landlord.
  179. 101Tenancies granted after relevant date.
  180. Final procedures
  181. 102Consultations by applicant.
  182. 103Notice by applicant of intention to proceed.
  183. 104Duty to complete and consequences of completion.
  184. Subsequent disposals
  185. 105Consent required for subsequent disposals.
  186. Supplemental
  187. 106Service of information, advice and assistance.
  188. 107Power of Corporation to provide legal assistance to tenants in relation to acquisitions.
  189. 108Registration of title and related matters.
  190. 109Public open space etc.
  191. 110Extension etc. of relevant periods.
  192. 111Power to prescribe forms etc.
  193. 112Orders and regulations.
  194. 113Jurisdiction of county court.
  195. 114Interpretation of Part IV.
  196. Part V: Miscellaneous and General
  197. Leases
  198. 115Premiums on long leases.
  199. 116Repairing obligations in short leases.
  200. 117Certain tenancies excluded from bankrupt’s estate
  201. 118Certain tenancies excluded from debtor’s estate: Scotland. Repealed
  202. 119Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.
  203. Rent Officers
  204. 120Appointment etc. of rent officers.
  205. 121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  206. Right to buy etc. and grants to obtain accommodation
  207. 122Variation of cost floor for right to buy discount.
  208. 123Amendment of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985.
  209. 124Right to buy: tenant’s sanction for landlord’s delays.
  210. 125Restriction on letting etc. of certain houses in National Parks etc.
  211. 126Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc. acquired under the right to buy.
  212. 127Preserved right to buy.
  213. 128Preservation of right to buy on disposal to private sector landlord: Scotland.
  214. 129Schemes for payments to assist local housing authority tenants to obtain other accomodation.
  215. Repair notices and improvement grants
  216. 130Repair notices. Repealed
  217. 131Letting conditions applicable to improvement grants etc.
  218. Disposals of housing stock
  219. 132Consents to disposals of housing stock and application of receipts.
  220. 133Consent required for certain subsequent disposals.
  221. 134Consent required for certain subsequent disposals: Scotland.
  222. 135Consultation before disposal: Scotland.
  223. 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  224. Codes of practice
  225. 137Codes of practice in field of rented housing. Repealed
  226. Supplementary
  227. 138Financial provisions.
  228. 139Application to Isles of Scilly.
  229. 140Amendments and repeals.
  230. 141Short title, commencement and extent.
  231. Schedule 1: Tenancies Which Cannot be Assured Tenancies
  232. Part I: The Tenancies
  233. Tenancies entered into before commencement
  234. 1Paragraph 1
  235. Tenancies of dwelling-houses with high rateable values
  236. 2Paragraph 2
  237. Tenancies at a low rent
  238. 3Paragraph 3
  239. 3AParagraph 3A
  240. 3BParagraph 3B
  241. 3CParagraph 3C
  242. Fixed term tenancies of more than 21 years
  243. 3DParagraph 3D
  244. Fixed term tenancies of 7 to 21 years granted before the Renters’ Rights Act 2025
  245. 3EParagraph 3E
  246. Regulated home purchase plans
  247. 3FParagraph 3F
  248. Business tenancies
  249. 4Paragraph 4
  250. Licensed premises
  251. 5Paragraph 5
  252. Tenancies of agricultural land
  253. 6Paragraph 6
  254. Tenancies of agricultural holdings etc.
  255. 7Paragraph 7
  256. Lettings to students
  257. 8Paragraph 8
  258. Holiday lettings
  259. 9Paragraph 9
  260. Resident landlords
  261. 10Paragraph 10
  262. Crown tenancies
  263. 11Paragraph 11
  264. Local authority tenancies etc.
  265. 12Paragraph 12
  266. Family intervention tenancies
  267. 12ZAParagraph 12ZA
  268. Accommodation for asylum-seekers
  269. 12AParagraph 12A
  270. ...
  271. 12BParagraph 12B Repealed
  272. Transitional cases
  273. 13Paragraph 13
  274. Part II: Rateable Values
  275. 14Paragraph 14
  276. 15Paragraph 15
  277. 16Paragraph 16
  278. Part III: Provisions for Determining Application of Paragraph 10 (Resident Landlords)
  279. 17Paragraph 17
  280. 18Paragraph 18
  281. 19Paragraph 19
  282. 20Paragraph 20
  283. 21Paragraph 21
  284. 22Paragraph 22
  285. Schedule 2: Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-houses let on Assured Tenancies
  286. Part I: Grounds on which Court must order possession
  287. Ground 1
  288. Paragraph
  289. Ground 1A
  290. Ground 1B
  291. Ground 2
  292. Paragraph
  293. Ground 2ZA
  294. Ground 2ZB
  295. Ground 2ZC
  296. Ground 2ZD
  297. Ground 3
  298. Paragraph
  299. Ground 4
  300. Paragraph
  301. Ground 4A
  302. Ground 5
  303. Paragraph
  304. Ground 5A
  305. Ground 5B
  306. Ground 5C
  307. Ground 5D
  308. Ground 5E
  309. Ground 5F
  310. Ground 5G
  311. Ground 5H
  312. Ground 6
  313. Ground 6A
  314. Ground 6B
  315. Ground 7
  316. Ground 7A
  317. Ground 7B
  318. Ground 8
  319. Paragraph
  320. Part II: Grounds on which Court may Order Possession
  321. Ground 9
  322. Paragraph
  323. Ground 10
  324. Paragraph
  325. Ground 11
  326. Paragraph
  327. Ground 12
  328. Paragraph
  329. Ground 13
  330. Paragraph
  331. Ground 14
  332. Paragraph
  333. Ground 14ZA
  334. Ground 14A
  335. Paragraph
  336. Ground 15
  337. Paragraph
  338. Ground 16 5C
  339. Ground 17
  340. Ground 18
  341. Part III: Suitable Alternative Accommodation
  342. 1Paragraph 1
  343. 2Paragraph 2
  344. 3Paragraph 3
  345. 4Paragraph 4
  346. 5Paragraph 5
  347. 6Paragraph 6
  348. Part IV: Notices Relating to Recovery of Possession
  349. 7Paragraph 7
  350. 8Paragraph 8
  351. 9Paragraph 9
  352. 10Paragraph 10
  353. 11Paragraph 11
  354. Part 5: Interpretation
  355. 12Paragraph 12
  356. Part 6: Powers to amend certain grounds and definitions
  357. 13Paragraph 13
  358. Schedule 2ZA: Financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K
  359. 1Notice of intent
  360. 2Notice of intent
  361. 3Notice of intent
  362. 4Right to make representations
  363. 5Final notice
  364. 6Final notice
  365. 7Final notice
  366. 8Final notice
  367. 9Withdrawal or amendment of notice
  368. 10Appeals
  369. 11Recovery of financial penalty
  370. 12Proceeds of financial penalties
  371. 13Proceeds of financial penalties
  372. 14Proceeds of financial penalties
  373. Schedule 2A: Assured Tenancies: Non-Shortholds
  374. Tenancies excluded by notice
  375. 1Paragraph 1
  376. 2Paragraph 2
  377. Tenancies containing exclusionary provision
  378. 3Paragraph 3
  379. Tenancies under section 39
  380. 4Paragraph 4
  381. Former secure tenancies
  382. 5Paragraph 5
  383. Former demoted tenancies
  384. 5AParagraph 5A
  385. Tenancies under Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989
  386. 6Paragraph 6
  387. Tenancies replacing non-shortholds
  388. 7Paragraph 7
  389. 8Paragraph 8
  390. Assured agricultural occupancies
  391. 9Paragraph 9
  392. Schedule 3: Agricultural Worker Conditions
  393. Interpretation
  394. 1Paragraph 1
  395. The conditions
  396. 2Paragraph 2
  397. 3Paragraph 3
  398. 4Paragraph 4
  399. 5Paragraph 5
  400. Schedule 4: Statutory Tenants: Succession
  401. Part I: Amendments of Schedule 1 to Rent Act 1977
  402. 1Paragraph 1
  403. 2Paragraph 2
  404. 3Paragraph 3
  405. 4Paragraph 4
  406. 5Paragraph 5
  407. 6Paragraph 6
  408. 7Paragraph 7
  409. 8Paragraph 8
  410. 9Paragraph 9
  411. Part II: Amendments of Section 4 of Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
  412. 10Paragraph 10
  413. 11Paragraph 11
  414. 12Paragraph 12
  415. Part III: Modifications of Section 7 and Schedule 2
  416. 13Paragraph 13
  417. 14Paragraph 14
  418. 15Paragraph 15
  419. Schedule 5
  420. Status
  421. 1Paragraph 1
  422. Membership
  423. 2Paragraph 2
  424. 3Paragraph 3
  425. Chairman and Deputy Chairman
  426. 4Paragraph 4
  427. Remuneration and allowances
  428. 5Paragraph 5
  429. Pensions
  430. 6Paragraph 6
  431. Staff
  432. 7Paragraph 7
  433. 8Paragraph 8
  434. 9Paragraph 9
  435. 10Paragraph 10
  436. 11Paragraph 11
  437. Proceedings
  438. 12Paragraph 12
  439. 13Paragraph 13
  440. 14Paragraph 14
  441. Schedule 6: Amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985
  442. Part I: Amendments of Part I with Respect to the Housing Corporation, Housing for Wales and Scottish Homes
  443. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  444. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  445. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  446. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  447. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  448. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  449. 7Paragraph 7
  450. 8Paragraph 8
  451. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  452. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  453. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  454. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  455. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  456. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  457. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  458. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  459. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  460. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  461. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  462. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  463. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  464. 25Paragraph 25
  465. 26Paragraph 26
  466. Part II: Amendments of Part II with Respect to the Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales
  467. 27Paragraph 27
  468. 28Paragraph 28
  469. 29Paragraph 29
  470. 30Paragraph 30
  471. Part III: Amendments of Part III with Respect to the Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales
  472. 31Paragraph 31
  473. 33Paragraph 33
  474. 34Paragraph 34
  475. 35Paragraph 35
  476. 37Paragraph 37
  477. Schedule 7: Housing Action Trusts: Constitution
  478. Members
  479. 1Paragraph 1
  480. 2Paragraph 2
  481. 3Paragraph 3
  482. 4Paragraph 4
  483. 5Paragraph 5
  484. 6Paragraph 6
  485. 7Paragraph 7
  486. Remuneration
  487. 8Paragraph 8
  488. 9Paragraph 9
  489. 10Paragraph 10
  490. Staff
  491. 11Paragraph 11
  492. 12Paragraph 12
  493. Meetings and proceedings
  494. 13Paragraph 13
  495. 14Paragraph 14
  496. Instruments, etc.
  497. 15Paragraph 15
  498. 16Paragraph 16
  499. 17Paragraph 17
  500. House of Commons disqualification
  501. 18Paragraph 18
  502. Schedule 8: Housing Action Trusts: Finance Etc.
  503. Part I: Preliminary
  504. 1Paragraph 1
  505. Part II: Finance
  506. Financial duties
  507. 2Paragraph 2
  508. Government grants
  509. 3Paragraph 3
  510. Borrowing
  511. 4Paragraph 4
  512. Guarantees
  513. 5Paragraph 5
  514. Assumed debt
  515. 6Paragraph 6
  516. Surplus funds
  517. 7Paragraph 7
  518. Financial limits
  519. 8Paragraph 8
  520. Grants and loans: accounts
  521. 9Paragraph 9
  522. Part III: General Accounts Etc.
  523. Accounts
  524. 10Paragraph 10
  525. Audit
  526. 11Paragraph 11
  527. Transmission to Secretary of State
  528. 12Paragraph 12
  529. Reports
  530. 13Paragraph 13
  531. Information
  532. 14Paragraph 14
  533. Schedule 9: Orders Vesting Land in Housing Action Trusts
  534. Part I: Provisions Supplementing Section 76(1)—(3)
  535. 1Paragraph 1
  536. 2Paragraph 2
  537. 3Paragraph 3
  538. 4Paragraph 4
  539. 5Paragraph 5
  540. Part II: Modifications of Enactments
  541. Land Compensation Act 1961
  542. 6Paragraph 6
  543. 7Paragraph 7
  544. 8Paragraph 8
  545. 9Paragraph 9
  546. 10Paragraph 10
  547. 11Paragraph 11
  548. Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
  549. 12Paragraph 12
  550. Schedule 10: Housing Action Trusts: Land
  551. Part I: Modifications of Acquisition of Land Act 1981
  552. 1Paragraph 1
  553. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  554. 3Paragraph 3
  555. Part II: Land: Supplementary
  556. Extinguishment of rights over land
  557. 4Paragraph 4
  558. ...
  559. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  560. Consecrated land and burial grounds
  561. 6Paragraph 6
  562. Open spaces
  563. 7Paragraph 7
  564. Displacement of persons
  565. 8Paragraph 8
  566. Extinguishment of public rights of way
  567. 9Paragraph 9
  568. 10Paragraph 10
  569. Telegraphic lines
  570. 11Paragraph 11
  571. Statutory undertakers
  572. 12Paragraph 12
  573. 13Paragraph 13
  574. 14Paragraph 14
  575. 15Paragraph 15
  576. 16Paragraph 16
  577. 17Paragraph 17
  578. 18Paragraph 18
  579. Interpretation
  580. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  581. Part III: Acquisition of Rights
  582. 20Paragraph 20
  583. 21Paragraph 21
  584. 22Paragraph 22
  585. 23Paragraph 23
  586. Schedule 11: Provisions Applicable to Certain Disposals of Houses
  587. Repayment of discount on early disposal
  588. 1Paragraph 1
  589. Increase in value of house attributable to home improvements
  590. 1AParagraph 1A
  591. Obligation to repay a charge on the house
  592. 2Paragraph 2
  593. Right of first refusal for housing action trust
  594. 2AParagraph 2A
  595. Consideration payable for disposal under paragraph 2A
  596. 2BParagraph 2B
  597. Relevant disposals
  598. 3Paragraph 3
  599. Exempted disposals
  600. 4Paragraph 4
  601. Compulsory disposal
  602. 5Paragraph 5
  603. Exempted disposals ending obligation under covenants
  604. 6Paragraph 6
  605. Treatment of options
  606. 7Paragraph 7
  607. Treatment of deferred resale agreements
  608. 8Paragraph 8
  609. Schedule 12
  610. Interpretation
  611. 1Paragraph 1
  612. Acquisitions under section 104(1)(a)
  613. 2Paragraph 2
  614. Procedures on termination of leases granted under section 104(1)(b)
  615. 3Paragraph 3
  616. Schedule 13: Amendments of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
  617. 1Paragraph 1
  618. 2Paragraph 2
  619. 3Paragraph 3
  620. 4Paragraph 4
  621. 5Paragraph 5
  622. 6Paragraph 6
  623. 7Paragraph 7
  624. Schedule 14: Appointment etc. of Rent Officers
  625. Part I: Amendments of Section 63 of Rent Act 1977
  626. 1Paragraph 1
  627. 2Paragraph 2
  628. 3Paragraph 3
  629. 4Paragraph 4
  630. 5Paragraph 5
  631. Part II: Sections to be Inserted in Rent Act 1977 after Section 64
  632. Paragraph
  633. Schedule 15
  634. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  635. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  636. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  637. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  638. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  639. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  640. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  641. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  642. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  643. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  644. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  645. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  646. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  647. Schedule 16Schedule to be Inserted in the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
  648. Schedule 17: Minor and Consequential Amendments
  649. Part I: General Amendments
  650. The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951
  651. 1Paragraph 1
  652. 2Paragraph 2
  653. 3Paragraph 3
  654. 4Paragraph 4
  655. 5Paragraph 5
  656. 6Paragraph 6
  657. 7Paragraph 7
  658. 8Paragraph 8
  659. 9Paragraph 9
  660. 10Paragraph 10
  661. 11Paragraph 11
  662. 12Paragraph 12
  663. 13Paragraph 13
  664. 14Paragraph 14
  665. The Leasehold Reform Act 1967
  666. 15Paragraph 15
  667. 16Paragraph 16
  668. 17Paragraph 17
  670. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  671. The Local Government Act 1974
  672. 19Paragraph 19
  673. The Consumer Credit Act 1974
  674. 20Paragraph 20
  675. The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
  676. 21Paragraph 21
  677. The Rent Act 1977
  678. 22Paragraph 22
  679. 23Paragraph 23
  680. 24Paragraph 24
  681. 25Paragraph 25
  682. The Protection from Eviction Act 1977
  683. 26Paragraph 26
  684. The Justices of the Peace Act 1979
  685. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  686. The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
  687. 28Paragraph 28
  688. 29Paragraph 29
  689. The Highways Act 1980
  690. 30Paragraph 30
  691. The New Towns Act 1981
  692. 31Paragraph 31
  693. The Acquisition of Land Act 1981
  694. 32Paragraph 32
  695. The Matrimonial Homes Act 1983
  696. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  697. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  698. The County Courts Act 1984
  699. 35Paragraph 35
  700. The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984
  701. 36Paragraph 36
  702. The Local Government Act 1985
  703. 37Paragraph 37
  704. The Housing Act 1985
  705. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  706. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  707. 40Paragraph 40
  708. 41Paragraph 41
  709. 42Paragraph 42
  710. 43Paragraph 43
  711. 44Paragraph 44
  712. 45Paragraph 45
  713. 46Paragraph 46
  714. 47Paragraph 47
  715. 48Paragraph 48
  716. 49Paragraph 49
  717. 50Paragraph 50
  718. 51Paragraph 51
  719. 52Paragraph 52
  720. 53Paragraph 53
  721. 54Paragraph 54
  722. 55Paragraph 55
  723. 56Paragraph 56 Repealed
  724. 57Paragraph 57 Repealed
  725. 58Paragraph 58
  726. 59Paragraph 59
  727. 60Paragraph 60
  728. 61Paragraph 61
  729. 62Paragraph 62
  730. 63Paragraph 63
  731. 64Paragraph 64
  732. 65Paragraph 65
  733. 66Paragraph 66
  734. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
  735. 67Paragraph 67
  736. 68Paragraph 68
  737. The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
  738. 69Paragraph 69
  739. 70Paragraph 70
  740. The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986
  741. 71Paragraph 71 Repealed
  742. 72Paragraph 72 Repealed
  743. The Insolvency Act 1986
  744. 73Paragraph 73
  745. 74Paragraph 74
  746. 75Paragraph 75
  747. The Social Security Act 1986
  748. 76Paragraph 76
  749. The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
  750. 77Paragraph 77
  751. 78Paragraph 78
  752. 79Paragraph 79 Repealed
  753. The Access to Personal Files Act 1987
  754. 80Paragraph 80 Repealed
  755. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987
  756. 81Paragraph 81
  757. 82Paragraph 82
  758. The Criminal Justice Act 1988
  759. 83Paragraph 83 Repealed
  760. 84Paragraph 84 Repealed
  761. The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
  762. 85Paragraph 85
  763. 86Paragraph 86
  764. 87Paragraph 87
  765. 88Paragraph 88
  766. 89Paragraph 89
  767. 90Paragraph 90
  768. Part II: Amendments Consequential on the Establishment of Housing for Wales
  769. The Land Commission Act 1967
  770. 91Paragraph 91 Repealed
  771. The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
  772. 92Paragraph 92
  773. The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970
  774. 93Paragraph 93
  775. The Land Compensation Act 1973
  776. 94Paragraph 94
  777. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
  778. 95Paragraph 95
  779. The Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) Act 1975
  780. 96Paragraph 96
  781. The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976
  782. 97Paragraph 97 Repealed
  783. The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
  784. 98Paragraph 98
  785. The Rent Act 1977
  786. 99Paragraph 99
  787. 100Paragraph 100
  788. The Criminal Law Act 1977
  789. 101Paragraph 101
  790. The National Health Service Act 1977
  791. 102Paragraph 102
  792. 103Paragraph 103
  793. The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
  794. 104Paragraph 104
  795. The Finance Act 1981
  796. 105Paragraph 105
  797. The Housing Act 1985
  798. 106Paragraph 106
  799. 107Paragraph 107 Repealed
  800. 108Paragraph 108
  801. 109Paragraph 109
  802. 110Paragraph 110
  803. 111Paragraph 111
  804. 112Paragraph 112
  805. 113Paragraph 113
  806. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
  807. 114Paragraph 114
  808. The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988
  809. 115Paragraph 115
  810. 116Paragraph 116
  811. Schedule 18Enactments Repealed
  812. 1Paragraph 1
  813. 2Paragraph 2
  814. 3Paragraph 3
  815. 4Paragraph 4