Deregulation Bill

As announced in the Queen’s Speech on 8 May, the Deregulation Bill would be part of the Government’s agenda to reduce the burden of excessive or unnecessary regulation where primary legislation is required. The Bill will be published in draft for pre-legislative scrutiny. Many other regulations

are being scrapped and reformed either administratively or via secondary legislation.  The Deregulation Bill is of particular interest to housing providers in that it reduces the qualifying period for Right to Buy and Right to Acquire from five years to three years.  The full version of the Queen’s Speech is available at the Parliament website.