The Housing Act 1985 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act introduced laws relating to the succession of Council Houses.[1]It also facilitated the transfer of council housing to not-for-profit housing associations.[2]
Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to consolidate the Housing Acts (except those provisions consolidated in the Housing Associations Act 1985 and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985), and certain related provisions, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission. |
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Citation | 1985 c. 68 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 30 October 1985 |
Commencement | 1 April 1986 |
Status: Current legislation | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Housing Act 1985 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
Contents
edit- Overcrowding
- Paragraph 236 Replicates the 1935 Housing Act, Part 10, including using space standards as a means by which to control overcrowding. A breach of these standards is a criminal offence.
No. of rooms | No. of people |
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1 | 2 |
2 | 3 |
3 | 5 |
4 | 7 1⁄2 |
5 or more | 2 for each room |
Floor area of room | No. of people |
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110 sq. ft. (10.22m2) | 2 |
90 ‒ 110 sq. ft. (8.36 ‒ 10.22m2) | 1 1⁄2 |
70 ‒ 90 sq. ft. (6.5 ‒ 8.36m2) | 1 |
50 ‒ 70 sq. ft. (4.65 ‒ 6.5m2) | 1/2 |
A child under 10 is counted as one half of a person.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- Notes
- ^ Wilson, W. (2014) Succession rights and social housing, House of Commons Research Paper, SN/SP/1998, p. 2
- ^ Hal Pawson, Cathy Fancie (10 September 2003). The evolution of stock transfer housing associations (Report). Joseph Rowntree Foundation. ISBN 1-86134-545-3. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Park 2017, p. 26.
- Bibliography
- Park, Julia. "One hundred years of space standards" (PDF). Housing Space Standards. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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