Housing Act 1985

PART II Debits to the Account

For each year the authority shall debit to the account amounts equal to the items listed in this Part of this Schedule.

Item 1: loan charges

The loan chages which the authority are liable to pay for the year in respect of money borrowed for any of the following purposes—

(a) the provision of housing accommodation under Part II,

(b) the purchase of, or the carrying out of works on, houses purchased under section 192 (unfit houses found to be beyond repair at reasonable cost), or

(c) the improvement of houses and other property within the account.

Item 2: rents, rates, taxes and other charges

The rents, rates, taxes and other charges which the authority are liable to pay for the year in respect of houses and other property within the account.

This item does not include, as respects occupied houses within the account other than mentioned below, rates and charges other than water rates or charges or owner’s drainage rates (within the meaning of section 63(2)(a) of the [1976 c. 70.] Land Drainage Act 1976).

The houses to which the above exception does not apply are—

(a) lodging-houses and hostels, and

(b) houses occupied, pursuant to a contract of service, by persons employed by the authority on the maintenance, supervision and management of houses and other property within the account.

Item 3: expenditure on repairs, maintenance and management

The expenditure (including loan charges) of the authority for the year in respect of the repair, maintenance, supervision and management of houses and other property within the account.

This item does not include expenditure properly debited to the authority’s Housing Repairs Account.

Item 4: contributions to Housing Repairs Account

Contributions from the account to the Housing Repairs Account.