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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.66

Section 66 — Monitoring

This version in force from 2016-07-13

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 .

(1) The Regulator of Social Housing must, if requested to do so by the Secretary of State, monitor compliance with the home ownership criteria.

(2) “The home ownership criteria” means criteria, specified in the request, that relate to the sale of dwellings by private registered providers to tenants otherwise than in exercise of a right conferred by an Act.

(3) The criteria may be expressed by reference to other documents.

(4) On making a request under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must publish the home ownership criteria specified in the request.

(5) The Regulator must provide such reports or other information as the Secretary of State may request about compliance with the home ownership criteria.

(6) The Secretary of State may publish information about a private registered provider that has not met the home ownership criteria.