Overview Expressions and abbreviations used throughout these notes
9.Local housing authority is defined in section 261. Throughout these notes local housing authority has been abbreviated to LHA.
10.Home condition reports are defined in section 164 as documents which are prescribed by regulations under section 163 and dealing with the physical condition and energy efficiency of a residential property.
11.Home information packs are described in Part 5 of the Act. In section 148 they are given a general description as a collection of documents relating to the property being sold, or the terms on which it is being offered for sale. The actual content of a home information pack for a particular property will be prescribed in regulations made under section 163 and for most purposes, the Act defines the pack as something that fulfils the requirements of these regulations, or purports to.
12.Home inspector is not a term which is used in the Act, but it is used in these notes to describe a member of an approved certification scheme who may make home condition reports by virtue of section 164.
13.House in Multiple Occupation is defined in sections 254 to 260. Throughout these notes House in Multiple Occupation has been abbreviated to HMO.
14.Interim Management Order and Final Management Order are covered by Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Act. For the purposes of these notes, they are referred to as IMOs and FMOs. Interim empty dwelling management orders and final empty dwelling management orders are covered by Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Act. For the purposes of these notes, they are referred to as interim EDMOs and final EDMOs. Throughout the notes the expression management orders refers to all the above orders made under Part 4.
15.Tenancy deposit schemes are covered in Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the Act. Throughout these notes, tenancy deposit schemes has been abbreviated to TDS.
16.Residential property tribunal is defined in section 229 of the Act. Throughout these notes residential property tribunal has been abbreviated to RPT.
17.The Act confers powers to make secondary legislation and give approvals on the appropriate national authority. This is defined in section 261 to mean the Secretary of State in relation to England and the National Assembly for Wales in relation to Wales.
18.Where these notes refer to "he" or "him", this can also be read as "she" or "her" unless stated otherwise.
19.References to the singular also include the plural unless stated otherwise.