Part 4: Social Housing in England Chapter 2: Vacant Higher Value Local Authority Housing Amendments and interpretation Section 77: Local authority disposal of housing: consent requirements
This section amends section 34(4A) and section 43(4A) of the Housing Act 1985 to add to the list of matters which the Secretary of State may have regard to when considering whether to give consent to a local authority wishing to dispose of (i.e. sell or give away) housing under section 32 or 43 of that Act. The amendments will mean that if disposal of the housing by the local authority to another person or body could result in a reduced payment to the Secretary of State under section 69, the Secretary of State may choose to take this, amongst other factors, into account when deciding whether or not to give consent to the disposal.