Housing Act 1988 receives royal assent

Housing Act 1988 receives royal assent - 1988 - DoE News Release no 647 15 November 1988 9 pages .

The Housing Act 1988 - which reforms rented housing by deregulating new lettings in private rented sector , restructuring housing association finance, offering public sector tenants the opportunity to change landlords , and providing for the establishment of Housing Action Trusts - received Royal Assent on 15 November 1988.