94Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in titleE+W
(1)Section 33 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (recovery of social housing assistance: interest and successors in title) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (6)(b), after “another person” insert “ (“the successor”) ”.
(3)After subsection (6) insert—
“(6A)But subsection (7) does not apply if—
(a)the successor is a person other than a registered provider of social housing, and
(b)at any time since the social housing assistance was given—
(i)a person has enforced a security over the social housing, or
(ii)the social housing has been disposed of by a body while it is being wound up or is in administration (which, for this purpose, includes housing administration under Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016).””
(4)In subsection (7) for “that other person” substitute “ the successor ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 94 in force at 3.2.2017 by S.I. 2017/75, reg. 3(b)