Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

80 Provider of social housing E+W

(1) In this Chapter a reference to the provider of social housing is to be construed as follows.

Type of social housing	Provider
Low cost rental accommodation	The landlord
Low cost home ownership accommodation: shared ownership	The landlord
Low cost home ownership accommodation: equity percentage	“The seller” within the meaning of section 70(5)(a)
Low cost home ownership accommodation: shared ownership trust	The “social landlord” within the meaning of paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 9 to the Finance Act 2003

(2) Chapter 3 provides for the establishment of a register of providers of social housing: persons listed in the register—

(a) may be referred to in an enactment or other instrument as “registered providers of social housing”, and

(b) are referred to in this Part as “registered providers”.

[F1 (3) Persons listed in the register who are not local authorities—

(a) may be referred to in an enactment or other instrument as “private registered providers of social housing”, and

(b) are referred to in this Part as “private registered providers”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 80(3) 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. 1 para. 5

Commencement Information

I1 S. 80 in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)

I2 S. 80 in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)