Housing Act 1988
Housing Act 1988 (1988 c. 50)
- Housing Act 1988 (1988 c. 50)
- Part I Rented Accommodation
- Chapter I Assured Tenancies
- Meaning of assured tenancy etc.
- 1 Assured tenancies.
- 1A Application of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of this Part to dwelling in Wales
- 2 Letting of a dwelling-house together with other land.
- 3 Tenant sharing accommodation with persons other than landlord.
- 4 Certain sublettings not to exclude any part of sub-lessor’s premises from assured tenancy.
- 4A Assured tenancies to be periodic with rent period not exceeding a month
- 4B Assured tenancy: prohibition of rent in advance (except initial rent)
- Security of tenure
- 5 Security of tenure.
- 6 Fixing of terms of statutory periodic tenancy.
- 6A Demotion because of anti-social behaviour
- 7 Orders for possession.
- 8 Notice of proceedings for possession.
- 8ZA Disapplication of conditions where notice dispensed with
- 8A Additional notice requirements: ground of domestic violence.
- 9 Extended discretion of court in possession claims.
- 9A Proceedings for possession on non-absolute grounds: anti-social behaviour
- 10 Special provisions applicable to shared accommodation.
- 10A Power to order transfer of tenancy in certain cases
- 11 Payment of removal expenses by social landlords in certain cases.
- 11A Possession on ground 6B: compensation of tenant
- 12 Compensation for misrepresentation or concealment.
- Rent and other terms
- 13 Increases of rent under assured periodic tenanciestenancies other than relevant low-cost tenancies.
- 13A Increases of rent under relevant low-cost tenancies
- 13B Challenge to validity of notice to increase rent
- 14 Determination of open-market rent by tribunal.
- 14ZA Effect of determination: rent payable
- 14ZB Effect of determination: proposed new rent
- 14ZC Repayment of rent paid for days after end of tenancy
- 14A Interim increase before 1st April 1994 of rent under assured periodic tenancies in certain cases where landlord liable for council tax
- 14B Interim determination of rent by the appropriate tribunal
- 15 Limited prohibition on assignment etc. without consent.
- 15A Loss of assured tenancy status
- 16 Access for repairs.
- 16A Requesting consent to keep a pet
- 16B Requests for consent to keep a pet: further provision
- Duties of landlords and persons acting on their behalf
- 16D Duty of landlord and contractor to give statement of terms etc
- 16E Other duties
- 16F Exceptions from letting and marketing prohibitions
- 16G Interpretation of terms related to marketing in section 16E
- 16H Landlords acting through others
- Landlords etc: financial penalties and offences
- 16I Financial penalties
- 16J Offences
- 16K Financial penalties as an alternative to prosecution under section 16J
- 16L Financial penalties: supplementary and interpretation
- Duties of landlords etc, penalties and offences: interpretation
- 16M Duties of landlords etc, penalties and offences: interpretation
- Guarantors
- 16N Guarantor not liable for rent payable after tenant’s death
- 16P Section 16N: application and interpretation
- Miscellaneous
- 17 Succession to assured tenancy.
- 18 Provisions as to reversions on assured tenancies.
- 19 Restriction on levy of distress for rent.
- Chapter II Assured Shorthold Tenancies
- 19A Assured shorthold tenancies: post-Housing Act 1996 tenancies.
- 20 Assured shorthold tenancies: pre-Housing Act 1996 tenancies.
- 20A Post-Housing Act 1996 tenancies: duty of landlord to provide statement as to terms of tenancy.
- 20B Demoted assured shorthold tenancies
- 20C Assured shorthold tenancies following demoted tenancies
- 20D Assured shorthold tenancies following family intervention tenancies
- 21 Recovery of possession on expiry or termination of assured shorthold tenancy.
- 21A Compliance with prescribed legal requirements
- 21B Requirement for landlord to provide prescribed information
- 21C Repayment of rent where tenancy ends before end of a period
- 22 Reference of excessive rents to appropriate tribunal.
- 23 Termination of tribunal’s functions.
- Chapter III Assured Agricultural Occupancies
- 24 Assured agricultural occupancies.
- 24A Opting out
- 25 Security of tenure.
- 26 Rehousing of agricultural workers etc.
- Chapter IV Protection from Eviction
- 27 Damages for unlawful eviction.
- 28 The measure of damages.
- 29 Offences of harassment.
- 30 Variation of scope of 1977 ss. 3 and 4.
- 31 Excluded tenancies and licences.
- 32 Notice to quit etc.
- 33 Interpretation of Chapter IV and the 1977 Act.
- Chapter V Phasing out of Rent Acts and other Transitional Provisions
- 34 New protected tenancies and agricultural occupancies restricted to special cases.
- 35 Removal of special regimes for tenancies of housing associations etc.
- 36 New restricted contracts limited to transitional cases.
- 37 No further assured tenancies under Housing Act 1980.
- 38 Transfer of existing tenancies from public to private sector.
- 39 Statutory tenants: succession.
- Chapter VI General Provisions
- 40 Jurisdiction of county courts.
- 41 Rent assessment committees: procedure and information powers.
- 41A Amounts attributable to services.
- 41B Provision of information as to exemption from council tax
- 42 Information as to determinations of rents in Wales.
- 42A. Information as to determination of rents in England
- 43 Powers of local authorities for purposes of giving information.
- 44 Application to Crown Property.
- 45 Interpretation of Part I.
- Part II Housing Associations
- Housing for Wales
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- Registration and issue of guidance
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- Grants...
- 50 Housing association grants.
- 50 Housing association grants.
- 51 Revenue deficit grants.
- 51 Revenue deficit grants.
- 52 Recovery etc. of grants.
- 52 Recovery etc. of grants.
- 53 Determinations under Part II.
- 53 Determinations under Part II.
- Grants: functions of Secretary of State
- 54 Tax relief grants.
- 54 Tax relief grants.
- 55 Surplus rental income.
- Miscellaneous and supplemental
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- 57 Delegation of certain functions.
- 57 Delegation of certain function.
- 58 Application of Housing Acts to certain transactions.
- 59 Interpretation of Part II and amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985.
- 59 Interpretation of Part II and amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985.
- Part III Housing Action Trust Areas
- Areas and trusts
- 60 Housing action trust areas.
- 61 Consultation and publicity.
- 62 Housing action trusts.
- 63 Objects and general powers of housing action trusts.
- 64 The housing action trust’s proposals for its area.
- Functions
- 65 Housing action trust as housing authority etc.
- 66 Planning control.
- 67 Housing action trust as planning authority.
- 68 Public health.
- 69 Highways.
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- 71 Power to give financial assistance.
- 72 Directions as to exercise of functions.
- 73 Transfer of functions.
- Transfer of housing accommodation etc.
- 74 Transfer of land and other property to housing action trusts.
- 75 Supplementary provisions as to transfer orders.
- Vesting and acquisition of land
- 76 Vesting by order in housing action trust.
- 77 Acquisition by housing action trust.
- 78 Supplementary provisions as to vesting, acquisition and compensation.
- Disposals of land
- 79 Disposal of land by housing action trusts.
- 80 Disposals made without consent.
- 81 Consent required for certain subsequent disposals.
- 82 Provision of legal assistance to tenants after disposal.
- Secure tenancies and right to buy
- 83 Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985.
- 84 Provisions applicable to disposals of dwelling-houses subject to secure tenancies.
- 84A Transfer by order of certain dwelling-houses let on secure tenancies.
- Rents
- 85 Rents generally.
- 86 Increase of rent where tenancy not secure.
- Agency and dissolution
- 87 Agency agreements.
- 88 Dissolution of housing action trust.
- Miscellaneous and general
- 89 Supply of goods and services.
- 90 Information
- 92 Interpretation of Part III.
- Preliminary
- 93 Right conferred by Part IV.
- 94 Persons by whom right may be exercised.
- 95 Property excluded from right.
- Initial procedures
- 96 Application to exercise right.
- 97 Information etc. for applicant.
- 98 Determination of property to be included.
- 99 Determination of purchase price.
- Special cases
- 100 Tenants continuing as tenants of landlord.
- 101 Tenancies granted after relevant date.
- Final procedures
- 102 Consultations by applicant.
- 103 Notice by applicant of intention to proceed.
- 104 Duty to complete and consequences of completion.
- Subsequent disposals
- 105 Consent required for subsequent disposals.
- Supplemental
- 106 Service of information, advice and assistance.
- 107 Power of Corporation to provide legal assistance to tenants in relation to acquisitions.
- 108 Registration of title and related matters.
- 109 Public open space etc.
- 110 Extension etc. of relevant periods.
- 111 Power to prescribe forms etc.
- 112 Orders and regulations.
- 113 Jurisdiction of county court.
- 114 Interpretation of Part IV.
- Part V Miscellaneous and General
- Leases
- 115 Premiums on long leases.
- 116 Repairing obligations in short leases.
- 117 Certain tenancies excluded from bankrupt’s estate
- 118 Certain tenancies excluded from debtor’s estate: Scotland.
- 119 Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.
- Rent Officers
- 120 Appointment etc. of rent officers.
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- Right to buy etc. and grants to obtain accommodation
- 122 Variation of cost floor for right to buy discount.
- 123 Amendment of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985.
- 124 Right to buy: tenant’s sanction for landlord’s delays.
- 125 Restriction on letting etc. of certain houses in National Parks etc.
- 126 Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc. acquired under the right to buy.
- 127 Preserved right to buy.
- 128 Preservation of right to buy on disposal to private sector landlord: Scotland.
- 129 Schemes for payments to assist local housing authority tenants to obtain other accomodation.
- Repair notices and improvement grants
- 130 Repair notices.
- 131 Letting conditions applicable to improvement grants etc.
- Disposals of housing stock
- 132 Consents to disposals of housing stock and application of receipts.
- 133 Consent required for certain subsequent disposals.
- 134 Consent required for certain subsequent disposals: Scotland.
- 135 Consultation before disposal: Scotland.
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- Codes of practice
- 137 Codes of practice in field of rented housing.
- Supplementary
- 138 Financial provisions.
- 139 Application to Isles of Scilly.
- 140 Amendments and repeals.
- 141 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Tenancies Which Cannot be Assured Tenancies
- Part I The Tenancies
- Tenancies entered into before commencement
- Tenancies of dwelling-houses with high rateable values
- Tenancies at a low rent
- Fixed term tenancies of more than 21 years
- Fixed term tenancies of 7 to 21 years granted before the Renters’ Rights Act 2025
- Regulated home purchase plans
- Business tenancies
- Licensed premises
- Tenancies of agricultural land
- Tenancies of agricultural holdings etc.
- Lettings to students
- Holiday lettings
- Resident landlords
- Crown tenancies
- Local authority tenancies etc.
- Family intervention tenancies
- Accommodation for asylum-seekers
- ...
- Transitional cases
- Part II Rateable Values
- Part III Provisions for Determining Application of Paragraph 10 (Resident Landlords)
- SCHEDULE 2 Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-houses let on Assured Tenancies
- Part I Grounds on which Court must order possession
- Ground 1
- Ground 1A
- Ground 1B
- Ground 2
- Ground 2ZA
- Ground 2ZB
- Ground 2ZC
- Ground 2ZD
- Ground 3
- Ground 4
- Ground 4A
- Ground 5
- Ground 5A
- Ground 5B
- Ground 5C
- Ground 5D
- Ground 5E
- Ground 5F
- Ground 5G
- Ground 5H
- Ground 6
- Ground 6A
- Ground 6B
- Ground 7
- Ground 7A
- Ground 7B
- Ground 8
- Part II Grounds on which Court may Order Possession
- Ground 9
- Ground 10
- Ground 11
- Ground 12
- Ground 13
- Ground 14
- Ground 14ZA
- Ground 14A
- Ground 15
- Ground 165C
- Ground 17
- Ground 18
- Part III Suitable Alternative Accommodation
- Part IV Notices Relating to Recovery of Possession
- Part 5 Interpretation
- Part 6 Powers to amend certain grounds and definitions
- Schedule 2ZA Financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K
- Notice of intent
- Right to make representations
- Final notice
- Withdrawal or amendment of notice
- Appeals
- Recovery of financial penalty
- Proceeds of financial penalties
- SCHEDULE 2A Assured Tenancies: Non-Shortholds
- Tenancies excluded by notice
- Tenancies containing exclusionary provision
- Tenancies under section 39
- Former secure tenancies
- Former demoted tenancies
- Tenancies under Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989
- Tenancies replacing non-shortholds
- Assured agricultural occupancies
- SCHEDULE 3 Agricultural Worker Conditions
- Interpretation
- The conditions
- SCHEDULE 4 Statutory Tenants: Succession
- Part I Amendments of Schedule 1 to Rent Act 1977
- Part II Amendments of Section 4 of Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
- Part III Modifications of Section 7 and Schedule 2
- Status
- Membership
- Chairman and Deputy Chairman
- Remuneration and allowances
- Pensions
- Staff
- Proceedings
- SCHEDULE 6 Amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985
- Part I Amendments of Part I with Respect to the Housing Corporation, Housing for Wales and Scottish Homes
- Part II Amendments of Part II with Respect to the Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales
- Part III Amendments of Part III with Respect to the Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales
- SCHEDULE 7 Housing Action Trusts: Constitution
- Members
- Remuneration
- Staff
- Meetings and proceedings
- Instruments, etc.
- House of Commons disqualification
- SCHEDULE 8 Housing Action Trusts: Finance Etc.
- Part I Preliminary
- Part II Finance
- Financial duties
- Government grants
- Borrowing
- Guarantees
- Assumed debt
- Surplus funds
- Financial limits
- Grants and loans: accounts
- Part III General Accounts Etc.
- Accounts
- Audit
- Transmission to Secretary of State
- Reports
- Information
- SCHEDULE 9 Orders Vesting Land in Housing Action Trusts
- Part I Provisions Supplementing Section 76(1)—(3)
- Part II Modifications of Enactments
- Land Compensation Act 1961
- Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
- SCHEDULE 10 Housing Action Trusts: Land
- Part I Modifications of Acquisition of Land Act 1981
- Part II Land: Supplementary
- Extinguishment of rights over land
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- Consecrated land and burial grounds
- Open spaces
- Displacement of persons
- Extinguishment of public rights of way
- Telegraphic lines
- Statutory undertakers
- Interpretation
- Part III Acquisition of Rights
- SCHEDULE 11 Provisions Applicable to Certain Disposals of Houses
- Repayment of discount on early disposal
- Increase in value of house attributable to home improvements
- Obligation to repay a charge on the house
- Right of first refusal for housing action trust
- Consideration payable for disposal under paragraph 2A
- Relevant disposals
- Exempted disposals
- Compulsory disposal
- Exempted disposals ending obligation under covenants
- Treatment of options
- Treatment of deferred resale agreements
- Interpretation
- Acquisitions under section 104(1)(a)
- Procedures on termination of leases granted under section 104(1)(b)
- SCHEDULE 13 Amendments of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
- SCHEDULE 14 Appointment etc. of Rent Officers
- Part I Amendments of Section 63 of Rent Act 1977
- Part II Sections to be Inserted in Rent Act 1977 after Section 64
- SCHEDULE 16 Schedule to be Inserted in the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
- SCHEDULE 17 Minor and Consequential Amendments
- Part I General Amendments
- The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951
- The Leasehold Reform Act 1967
- The Local Government Act 1974
- The Consumer Credit Act 1974
- The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
- The Rent Act 1977
- The Protection from Eviction Act 1977
- The Justices of the Peace Act 1979
- The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
- The Highways Act 1980
- The New Towns Act 1981
- The Acquisition of Land Act 1981
- The Matrimonial Homes Act 1983
- The County Courts Act 1984
- The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984
- The Local Government Act 1985
- The Housing Act 1985
- The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
- The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
- The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986
- The Insolvency Act 1986
- The Social Security Act 1986
- The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
- The Access to Personal Files Act 1987
- The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987
- The Criminal Justice Act 1988
- The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
- Part II Amendments Consequential on the Establishment of Housing for Wales
- The Land Commission Act 1967
- The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
- The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970
- The Land Compensation Act 1973
- The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
- The Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) Act 1975
- The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976
- The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
- The Rent Act 1977
- The Criminal Law Act 1977
- The National Health Service Act 1977
- The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
- The Finance Act 1981
- The Housing Act 1985
- The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
- The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988
- SCHEDULE 18 Enactments Repealed
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