Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
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The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is a UK law that overhauled housing and regeneration policy, including creating new national bodies to fund and regulate social housing and drive urban renewal.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends |
Housing Act 1985
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Housing Act 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
registered providers of social housing
ⓘ
social landlords in England ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates |
Homes and Communities Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office for Tenants and Social Landlords NERFINISHED ⓘ social housing regulator for England ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
housing associations in England
ⓘ
local authorities involved in housing and regeneration ⓘ social housing tenants in England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
housing policy
ⓘ
regeneration policy ⓘ urban policy ⓘ |
| providesFor |
consumer redress mechanisms for social housing tenants
ⓘ
intervention powers in failing social housing providers ⓘ registration of social housing providers ⓘ standards for social housing governance ⓘ standards for social housing management ⓘ |
| purpose |
creation of new national bodies to fund and regulate social housing
ⓘ
reform of housing policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ reform of regeneration policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ support for urban renewal and regeneration ⓘ |
| regulates |
economic and governance aspects of social housing providers
ⓘ
standards of social housing provision ⓘ |
| reorganises | funding arrangements for social housing in England ⓘ |
| reorganises | regulatory framework for registered social landlords ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 2008 ⓘ |
| sector |
housing
ⓘ
urban regeneration ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
consumer protection for social housing tenants
ⓘ
housing finance ⓘ regulation of social housing providers ⓘ social housing ⓘ urban regeneration ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | statute ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2008 ⓘ |
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