The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules set out the detailed procedures for the conduct of housing administration, as provided by Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016. Housing administration is a special administration regime which applies to private registered providers of social housing.

The main features of housing administration are:

(a) the registered provider enters the procedure by court order on application by the Secretary of State or, with the consent of the Secretary of State, by the Regulator of Social Housing;

(b) the order appoints a housing administrator;

(c) the objective of housing administration is firstly normal administration and secondly keeping social housing within the regulated sector.

Part 2 of these Rules sets out the procedure for applying for a housing administration order, provisions about the hearing of the application and the grant of the order.

Part 3 of these Rules sets out the process of housing administration.

Part 4 of these Rules contains general provisions detailing court practice and procedure for the housing administration.

Part 5 of these Rules contains provisions relating to distribution to creditors, including proving debts and quantifying claims.

Part 6 of these Rules contains provisions about the housing administrator, including how and when the housing administrator may be replaced, and the housing administrator’s remuneration.

Part 7 of these Rules contains provisions about time and general rules about documents.

Schedule 1 to these Rules contains specific details of the punishment of offences under these Rules.

Schedule 2 to these Rules contains specific requirements for the service of documents within housing administration proceedings.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. An impact assessment for the Housing and Planning Act 2016 is available on the website of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.