Consultation outcome

Consultation on the general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses and government response

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The general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988 (local authority assistance for privately let housing) - 2014

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Detail of outcome

Summary of repsonses and the government’s response to the consultation on the general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988.


Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on the revised general consents.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This consultation is on a revised version of the general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988.

The revised consents remove the requirement on local authorities to seek the specific consent of the Secretary of State to dispose at less than market value for the provision of privately-let housing accommodation of (a) vacant housing land, and (b) vacant dwellings to other registered providers.

Documents

Consultation on the general consents issued under section 25 of the Local Government Act 1988

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Published 5 August 2013
Last updated 7 April 2014 + show all updates
  1. Summary of responses and government response added. Also the revised version of the general consents.

  2. First published.