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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing Act 1988
1988 c. 50, s.11

Section 11 — Payment of removal expenses by social landlords in certain cases.

This version in force from 2026-05-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(A1) [F1 This section applies to a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy if—]

(a) [F1 the landlord is a relevant social landlord, and]

(b) [F1 the dwelling-house is social housing.]

(1) Where a court makes an order for possession of a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy on Ground 6 or Ground 9 [F2 the dwelling-house on Ground 6, 6A or 9] in Schedule 2 to this Act (but not on any other ground), the landlord shall pay to the tenant a sum equal to the reasonable expenses likely to be incurred by the tenant in removing from the dwelling-house.

(1A) [F3 If the court makes the order for possession on Ground 6 in circumstances where—]

(a) [F3 the additional RSL condition is met, and]

(b) [F3 that condition is met in case B (alternative accommodation provided temporarily until other alternative accommodation becomes available),]

[F3 the landlord must also pay to the tenant a sum equal to the reasonable expenses likely to be incurred by the tenant in removing from the alternative accommodation provided temporarily.]

(2) Any question as to the amount of the sum referred to in subsection (1) [F4 or (1A)] above shall be determined by agreement between the landlord and the tenant or, in default of agreement, by the court.

(3) Any sum payable to a tenant by virtue of this section shall be recoverable as a civil debt due from the landlord.

(4) [F5 In this section—“relevant social landlord” means—a private registered provider of social housing, a body registered as a social landlord in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996, a body registered as a social landlord in the register kept under section 20(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010, or a housing trust, within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985, which is a charity; “social housing” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 S. 11(A1) inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(3), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)
  2. F2 Words in s. 11(1) substituted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(4), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)
  3. F3 S. 11(1A) inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(5), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)
  4. F4 Words in s. 11(2) inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(6), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)
  5. F5 S. 11(4) inserted (1.5.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 22(7), 145(1)(8) (with ss. 138, 146(1), 147(1)(2), Sch. 6 paras. 1, 3, 4, 16, 17); S.I. 2026/421, reg. 2(a)