Housing Act 1988

Obligation to repay a charge on the houseE+W

2(1)The liability that may arise under the covenant required by paragraph 1 above is a charge on the house, taking effect as if it had been created by deed expressed to be by way of legal mortgage.E+W

(2)The charge has priority immediately after any legal charge securing an amount—

(a)left outstanding by the purchaser; or

(b)advanced to him by an approved lending institution for the purpose of enabling him to acquire the interest disposed of on the first disposal; or

(c)further advanced to him by that institution;

but the housing action trust may at any time by written notice served on an approved lending institution postpone the charge taking effect by virtue of this paragraph to a legal charge securing an amount advanced or further advanced to the purchaser by that institution.

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(4)The covenant required by paragraph 1 above does not, by virtue of its binding successors in title of the purchaser, bind a person exercising rights under a charge having priority over the charge taking effect by virtue of this paragraph, or a person deriving title under him; and a provision of the conveyance, grant or assignment, or of a collateral agreement, is void in so far as it purports to authorise a forfeiture, or to impose a penalty or disability, in the event of any such person failing to comply with the covenant.

(5)The approved lending institutions for the purposes of this paragraph are—

(a)a building society;

(b)a bank;

(c)an insurance company;

(d)a friendly society; and

[F2(e)an authorised mortgage lender (within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985 (see section 622 of that Act)).]

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