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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.95

Section 95 — Housing administration order: providers of social housing in England

This version in force from 2024-03-21

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) In this Chapter “housing administration order” means an order which—

(a) is made by the court in relation to a private registered provider of social housing that is—

(i) a company,

(ii) a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, or

(iii) a charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011, and

(b) directs that, while the order is in force, the provider's affairs, business and property are to be managed by a person appointed by the court.

(2) The person appointed for the purposes of the housing administration order is referred to in this Chapter as the “housing administrator”.