Housing Act 1988

Housing Act 1988
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make further provision with respect to dwelling-houses let on tenancies or occupied under licences; to amend the Rent Act 1977 and the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976; to establish a body, Housing for Wales, having functions relating to housing associations; to amend the Housing Associations Act 1985 and to repeal and re-enact with amendments certain provisions of Part II of that Act; to make provision for the establishment of housing action trusts for areas designated by the Secretary of State; to confer on persons approved for the purpose the right to acquire from public sector landlords certain dwelling-houses occupied by secure tenants; to make further provision about rent officers, the administration of housing benefit and rent allowance subsidy, the right to buy, repair notices and certain disposals of land and the application of capital money arising thereon; to make provision consequential upon the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1988 c. 50
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Royal assent	15 November 1988
Other legislation
Amends	Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951; Rent Act 1977; Housing Associations Act 1985; Housing Act 1985; Housing (Scotland) Act 1988;
Amended by	Housing Act 1996; Government of Wales Act 1998; Housing and Regeneration Act 2008;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Housing Act 1988 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It governs the law between landlords and tenants. The act introduced the concepts of assured tenancy and assured shorthold tenancy.^[1] It also facilitated the transfer of council housing to not-for-profit housing associations, which was then carried out partly through the system of Large Scale Voluntary Transfer.^[2]

^ "Explaining the Housing Act 1988". The Landlord Law Blog. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ Pawson, Hal; Fancie, Cathy (10 September 2003). The evolution of stock transfer housing associations (Report). Joseph Rowntree Foundation. ISBN 1-86134-545-3. Retrieved 3 March 2017.

[1] "Explaining the Housing Act 1988". The Landlord Law Blog. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[jrf-20030910-2] Pawson, Hal; Fancie, Cathy (10 September 2003). The evolution of stock transfer housing associations (Report). Joseph Rowntree Foundation. ISBN 1-86134-545-3. Retrieved 3 March 2017.

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