Housing Act 1985
Appearance
The Housing Act 1985 is a British Act of Parliament. 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]
- 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 |
---|---|
1 | 2 |
2 | 3 |
3 | 5 |
4 | 7 1/2 |
5 or more | 2 for each room |
Floor area of room | No. of people |
---|---|
110 sq. ft. (10.22m 2 ) | 2 |
90 ‒ 110 sq. ft. (8.36 ‒ 10.22m ) | 1 1/2 |
70 ‒ 90 sq. ft. (6.5 ‒ 8.36m 2 ) | 1 |
50 ‒ 70 sq. ft. (4.65 ‒ 6.5m2) | 1/2 |
A child under 10, is a 1/2 person. [3]
See also
References
- 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.