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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.48

Section 48 — Duty to consider applying for rent repayment orders

Extent: E+W

This version in force from 2018-04-06

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 .

If a local housing authority becomes aware that a person has been convicted of an offence to which this Chapter applies in relation to housing in its area, the authority must consider applying for a rent repayment order.