PART XIV LOANS FOR ACQUISITION OR IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING
Supplementary provisions
457 Meaning of “house” and “house property”.
In this Part “house” includes—
a
any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the house or usually enjoyed with it, and
b
any part of a building which is occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling including, in particular, a flat;
and “house property” shall be construed accordingly.
458 Minor definitions.
F221
In this Part—
“the corresponding Northern Ireland provisions” means—
a
in relation to section 442 (local authority agreements to indemnify mortgagees), Article 156 of the M1Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
b
in relation to sections 445 to 449 (assistance for first-time buyers), Part IX of that Order;
“the corresponding Scottish provisions”, in relation to sections 445 to 449 (assistance for first-time buyers), means F1sections 222 to 228 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987;
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F3 “ housing authority ” includes (F18subject to subsections (1A) and (2) and sections 450A(6), 450B(4) and 450D(10)) any local authority, an urban development corporation, F21a Mayoral development corporation, the F4 Homes and Communities Agency, theF23Relevant AuthorityF19a private registered provider of social housing and a F5registered social landlord ;
“long lease” means a lease creating a long tenancy within the meaning of section 115.
F6 “ service charge ” has the meaning given by section 18(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70).
F201A
A profit-making registered provider of social housing is a housing authority for the purposes of this Part only in relation to social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
F72
In section 444 “ housing authority ” does not include the Secretary of State unless the interest in the house is or was acquired on a disposal by him under section 90 of the M2 Housing Associations Act 1985; and in section 452 “ housing authority ” does not include the Secretary of State unless the disposal was under that section 90.
459 Index of defined expressions: Part XIV.
The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an expression used in the same section or paragraph):—
bank | section 622 |
building society | section 622 |
F8co-operative housing association | F8section 5(2) |
F9. . . | F9. . . |
corresponding Northern Ireland provisions | section 458 |
corresponding Scottish provisions | section 458 |
F10development corporation | section 4(1)(c) |
. . . F11 | . . . F11 |
district valuer | section 622 |
first time purchaser | section 449(2)(d) |
fit for human habitation | section 604 |
friendly society | section 622 |
house | section 457 |
house property | section 457 |
housing association | section 5(1) |
F12housing authority | F12sections 4(a) and 458 |
. . . F14 | |
insurance company | section 622 |
local authority | section 4(e) |
long lease | sections 115 and 458 |
new town corporation | section 4(b) |
ownership and proprietor (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraphs 9(2) and (3) of Schedule 18 |
. . . | F13. . . |
recognised lending institution | section 447 |
recognised savings institution | section 448 |
F15 registered social landlord | F13 section 5(4) and (5) |
F16 the Relevant Authority | F16 section 6A |
residence (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 18 |
F12service charge | F17section 458 |
statutory conditions (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraph 2 of Schedule 18 |
trustee savings bank | section 622 |
urban development corporation | section 4(d) |