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Housing Act

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1950–2004Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1950

Aneurin Bevan1950

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Housing Act 1950 consolidates housing law and local authority housing powers

1974

Harold Wilson1974

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Housing Act 1974 reforms housing action areas, improvement grants, and housing associations

2004

Tony Blair2004

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Housing Act 2004 creates housing health and safety ratings and tenancy deposit schemes

Names involved

Aneurin BevanHarold WilsonTony Blair

Provenance

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