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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.99

Section 99 — Applications for housing administration orders

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) An application for a housing administration order may be made only—

(a) by the Secretary of State, or

(b) with the consent of the Secretary of State, by the Regulator of Social Housing.

(2) The applicant for a housing administration order in relation to a registered provider must give notice of the application to—

(a) every person who has appointed an administrative receiver of the provider,

(b) every person who is or may be entitled to appoint an administrative receiver of the registered provider,

(c) every person who is or may be entitled to make an appointment in relation to the registered provider under paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (appointment of administrators by holders of floating charges), and

(d) any other persons specified by housing administration rules.

(3) The notice must be given as soon as possible after the making of the application.

(4) In this section “administrative receiver” [F1 has]

(a) the meaning given by section 251 of the Insolvency Act 1986 for the purposes of Parts 1 to 7 of that Act, ...

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Word in s. 99(4) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/399), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(3)(a)