{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/section-156",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/section-156.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/17",
  "legislation_title": "Housing and Regeneration Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008",
  "path": "section/156",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "156",
  "heading": "Manager: powers",
  "text": "(1) A manager—\n(a) may do anything necessary for the purpose of the appointment,\n(b) acts as the registered provider's agent (and is not personally liable on a contract), and\n(c) has ostensible authority to act for the registered provider (so that a person dealing with the manager in good faith and for value need not inquire into the manager's powers).\n(2) In particular, the terms of a manager's appointment may confer power—\n(a) to sell or otherwise dispose of land by public auction or private contract;\n(b) to raise or borrow money;\n(c) to grant security over land;\n(d) to grant or accept surrender of a lease;\n(e) to take a lease;\n(f) to take possession of property;\n(g) to appoint a solicitor, accountant or other professional to assist the manager;\n(h) to appoint agents and staff (and to dismiss them);\n(i) to make payments;\n(j) to bring or defend legal proceedings;\n(k) to refer a question to arbitration;\n(l) to make any arrangement or compromise;\n(m) to carry on the business of the registered provider;\n(n) to carry out works and do other things in connection with the management or transfer of land;\n(o) to take out insurance;\n(p) to use the registered body's seal;\n(q) to execute in the name and on behalf of the registered provider any deed, receipt or other document;\n(r) to do anything incidental to a power in paragraphs (a) to (q).\n(3) A manager shall so far as is reasonably practicable consult and inform the registered provider's tenants about an exercise of powers likely to affect them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 156 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/156",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:57.313988+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."
}