Housing Act 1985

The Housing Act 1985 is a British Act of Parliament. The act introduced laws relating to the succession of Council Houses.[1] It also facilitated the transfer of council housing to not-for-profit housing associations.[2]

Overcrowding
Paragraph 236 Replicates the 1935 Housing Act, Part 10, including using space standards as a means by which to control overcrowding. A breach of these standards is a criminal offence.
Table 1 maximum people per allowed room
No. of rooms No. of people
12
23
35
47 1/2
5 or more2 for each room
Table 2 Minimum room size per person
Floor area of room No. of people
110 sq. ft. (10.22m 2 ) 2
90 ‒ 110 sq. ft. (8.36 ‒ 10.22m )1 1/2
70 ‒ 90 sq. ft. (6.5 ‒ 8.36m 2 )1
50 ‒ 70 sq. ft. (4.65 ‒ 6.5m2)1/2

A child under 10, is a 1/2 person. [3]

See also

References
Notes
  1. Wilson, W. (2014) Succession rights and social housing, House of Commons Research Paper, SN/SP/1998, p. 2
  2. Hal Pawson, Cathy Fancie (10 September 2003). The evolution of stock transfer housing associations (Report). Joseph Rowntree Foundation. ISBN 1 86134 545 3. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. Park 2017, p. 26.
Bibliography
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