{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016/section-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016/section-52.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/22",
  "legislation_title": "Housing and Planning Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016",
  "path": "section/52",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n“landlord” is to be read in accordance with section 40(2A);\n“offence to which this Chapter applies” has the meaning given by section 40;\n“relevant award of universal credit” means an award of universal credit the calculation of which included an amount under section 11 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;\n“rent” includes any payment in respect of which an amount under section 11 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 may be included in the calculation of an award of universal credit;\n“rent repayment order” has the meaning given by section 40.\n(2) For the purposes of this Chapter an amount that a tenant does not pay as rent but which is offset against rent is to be treated as having been paid as rent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 52(1) inserted (1.5.2026) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 103(8), 145(1)(7) (with s. 138); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 3(j) (with reg. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 52 in force at 6.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/281, reg. 4(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:11.976723+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."
}