§ 42. Mr. Barronasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to seek to amend the Housing Defects Act 1984; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe have no plans to amend the housing defects legislation itself. However, we are currently considering whether the detailed rules, in section 538 of the Act, governing grant as against repurchase, might be made more flexible. These rules can be revised tinder secondary legislation.