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Section 56: Minor definitions.

Housing Act 1985 · 1985 c. 68View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION

In this Part—

means a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple in the premises, whether in possession or in reversion, and
includes also a person holding or entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease of which the unexpired term exceeds three years.

  • "house" includes any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the house or usually enjoyed with it;

  • "housing accommodation" includes flats, lodging-houses and hostels, and "house" shall be similarly construed;

  • "introductory tenancy" has the same meaning as in Chapter I of Part V of the Housing Act 1996;

  • "lodging-houses" means houses not occupied as separate dwellings;

  • "member of family" in relation to a person, has the same meaning as in Part V (the right to buy);

  • "owner", in relation to premises—

  • "social housing" has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

In this Part, the following terms have the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)—

"contract-holder" (see section 7 (see also section 48) of that Act);
"dwelling" (see section 246 of that Act);
"introductory standard contract" (see section 16 of that Act);
"occupation contract" (see section 7 of that Act);
"secure contract" (see section 8 of that Act);
"standard contract" (see section 8 of that Act);
"supported standard contract" (see section 143 of that Act).

For the purposes of this Part, something is within the remit of the Regulator of Social Housing if it is related to or affects the provision of social housing by a local housing authority, or county council, in England.

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