Housing and Regeneration Bill 2007-08

to establish the Homes and Communities Agency and make provision about it; to abolish the Urban Regeneration Agency and Commission for the New Towns and make provision in connection with their abolition; to regulate social housing; to enable the abolition of the Housing Corporation; to make provision about sustainability certificates, landlord and tenant matters, building regulations and mobile homes; to make further provision about housing; and for connected purposes.

Explanatory Notes

• Bill 8 EN 07-08 - HTML version
  Bill 8 EN 06-07 - PDF version
  Explanatory Note to Bill 8 prepared by the Department for Communities and Local Government

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Public Bills change the law as it applies to the general population and are the most common type of Bill introduced in Parliament. Government Ministers propose many Public Bills - those put forward by other MPs or peers are known as Private Members' Bills

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