The Housing (Maximum Charge for Enforcement Action) Order 1996
Under section 87 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, a local housing authority may make a reasonable charge in order to recover certain administrative and other expenses when in relation to housing which is unfit or in a state of disrepair they —serve a deferred action notice or decide to renew such a notice,serve a repair notice,make a closing order, ormake a demolition order.