Housing Act 1985

56 Minor definitions. E+W

[F1 (1)] In this Part—

• “house” includes any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the house or usually enjoyed with it;

• “housing accommodation” includes flats, lodging-houses and hostels, and “house” shall be similarly construed;

• [F2 “introductory tenancy” has the same meaning as in Chapter I of Part V of the Housing Act 1996;]

• “lodging-houses” means houses not occupied as separate dwellings;

• “member of family” in relation to a person, has the same meaning as in Part V (the right to buy);

• “owner”, in relation to premises—

(a) means a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple in the premises, whether in possession or in reversion, and

(b) includes also a person holding or entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease of which the unexpired term exceeds three years.

• [F3 “social housing” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.]

[F4 (1A) In this Part, the following terms have the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)—

(a) “contract-holder” (see section 7 (see also section 48) of that Act);

(b) “dwelling” (see section 246 of that Act);

(c) “introductory standard contract” (see section 16 of that Act);

(d) “occupation contract” (see section 7 of that Act);

(e) “secure contract” (see section 8 of that Act);

(f) “standard contract” (see section 8 of that Act);

(g) “supported standard contract” (see section 143 of that Act).]

[F5 (2) For the purposes of this Part, something is within the remit of the Regulator of Social Housing if it is related to or affects the provision of social housing by a local housing authority, or county council, in England.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 56(1): s. 56 renumbered as s. 56(1) (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 16(a)

F2 Definition “introductory tenancy” in s. 56 inserted (12.2.1997) by S.I. 1997/74, art. 2, Sch. para. 3(f)

F3 Definition “social housing” in s. 56(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 16(b)

F4 S. 56(1A) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 11(7) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2022/1172, regs. 2, 11, 12, 19)

F5 S. 56(2) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 16(c)