Section 94 — Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in title

(1) Section 33 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (recovery of social housing assistance: interest and successors in title) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (6)(b), after “another person” insert “ (“the successor”) ”.

(3) After subsection (6) insert— (6A) But subsection (7) does not apply if— (a) the successor is a person other than a registered provider of social housing, and (b) at any time since the social housing assistance was given— (i) a person has enforced a security over the social housing, or (ii) the social housing has been disposed of by a body while it is being wound up or is in administration (which, for this purpose, includes housing administration under Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016).”

(4) In subsection (7) for “that other person” substitute “ the successor ”.