The Housing (Purchase of Equitable Interests) (England) Regulations 2009
These Regulations give a housing authority which is a landlord of a flat under a long lease a power to purchase an equitable interest in the flat in order to assist the tenant to meet some or all of the costs of service charge payments payable by the tenant to the landlord in respect of repairs and improvement contributions. The agreement of the tenant is required. The terms “housing authority” and “long lease” are defined in section 458 of the Housing Act 1985. Section 450D of that Act (under which these Regulations are made) modifies the definition of “housing authority”, and defines “improvement contribution” and “repairs”.