Housing action trusts (HAT) were non-departmental public bodies, set up to redevelop some of the poorest council housing estates in England's inner-city suburbs.

Six housing action trusts were established under the Housing Act 1988. Each HAT was administered by a board appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister. They were required to award construction works contracts in accordance with public sector procurement laws.[1]

The six housing action trusts were as follows:

HATs were intended to have a short lifespan. After completing regeneration of their estates, the HATs transferred ownership of the tenanted housing estates to other social landlords, in some cases setting up local housing associations which later formed group structures with other associations. All the HATs' residuary assets and undertakings then passed to English Partnerships.[2]

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  1. ^ MacFarlane, R., Memorandum from Richard MacFarlane Research and Project Development (JG 44), House of Commons Select Committee on Education and Employment, Education and Employment - Fourth Report, Appendix 30, published 11 April 2000, accessed 7 February 2024
  2. ^ a b c d "English Partnerships: A residuary body for Housing Action Trusts". Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Liverpool Housing Action Trust Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine at Museum of Liverpool website
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