HOUSING LAW NEWS & POLICY ISSUES

Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
On 19 December 2018 the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 passed its final Parliamentary stages and the following day was given Royal Assent. It will come into force on 20 March 2019. The Act inserts into the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 new sections 9A-9C. Section 9A provides that, subject to conditions, in leases to which the Act applies “there is implied a covenant by the lessor that the dwelling (a) is fit for human habitation at the time the lease is granted or otherwise created or, if later, at the beginning of the term of the lease, and (b) will remain fit for human habitation during the term of the lease.” For a ‘thumbnail guide’ to the Act on the Nearly Legal blog, click here. For the Act itself, click here.

Statutory Homelessness: April to June 2018 – England
On 13 December 2018 the MHCLG published statutory homelessness figures for April to June 2018. These statistics cover the first quarter after the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) 2017 commenced on 3 April 2018. The HRA amended the Housing Act 1996, creating new duties on local authorities in England. The statistics show:

• Between 3 April and 30 June 2018, 58,660 households were owed a new statutory homeless duty.
• Of these 33,330 households were owed a new prevention duty (prevention duties include any activities aimed at preventing a household threatened with homelessness from becoming homeless).
• 25,330 households were owed a new relief duty (relief duties are owed to households that are already homeless and require help to secure settled accommodation).
• Between 3 April and 30 June 2018 local authorities accepted 6,670 households as being owed a main homelessness duty (this term describes the duty a local authority has towards an applicant who is unintentionally homeless, eligible for assistance and has priority need).
• On 30 June 2018 the number of households in temporary accommodation was 82,310, up 5 per cent from 78,540 on 30 June 2017, and up 71 per cent on the low of 48,010 on 31 December 2010.
• Between 3 April and 30 June 2018, prevention and relief duties ended for 10,800 households by securing accommodation for six months or more.

For the full statistics, click here.

Shelter report: Building for our future: A vision for social housing
On 7 January 2019 Shelter published the final report by its Social Housing Commission, set up following the Grenfell Tower fire. Its report recommends “a historic renewal of social housing”, with a 20-year programme to deliver 3.1 million more social homes. This, says the Commission, will allow the benefits of social housing to be offered much more widely and provide both security for those in need and a step up for young families trying to get on and save for their future. The report also calls for a stronger voice for tenants, and a new regulator working across social and private renting to protect residents and enforce standards. For the full report, click here. For the executive summary, click here. For the response of the Local Government Association, click here. For a report in The Guardian, click here.

Teens in care housed alone in B&Bs
On 6 January 2019 The Observer, working with BBC 5 Live, reported that an increasing number of under-18- year-olds in care are being housed in 'independent living accommodation' by local authorities. The report, based partly on answers to Freedom of Information requests, found that there has been a 28 per cent increase in such placements over the last eight years. Independent living accommodation includes unsupervised bed and breakfast rooms as well as bedsits.
The number of looked-after children placed in independent living arrangements by English local authorities rose from 2,420 in 2010 to 3,090 in 2018. In Wales, over the same period, the number of such arrangements grew by 73 per cent, from 75 to 130.
For The Observer report, click here.

Cost of temporary accommodation: new analysis
On 1 January 2019 The Guardian published analysis by it and Shelter which revealed that councils across England spent £997m on temporary accommodation in 2017-18, a 71 per cent increase on the £584m in 2012-13. The report cites housing policy experts who attribute the rise to the sharp rise in homelessness and increasing charges from private providers. For the report, click here.

Social houses for former servicemen and women with PTSD
On 9 January 2019 the Communities Secretary James Brokenshire announced that former service personnel suffering from PTSD or other mental illnesses will be prioritised for social housing under proposals published for consultation (as to which see Housing Law Consultations). The measures include help for people who divorce or separate from their partners in the Armed Forces by exempting them from rules requiring them to be a local resident before being given a property. Council staff will also get extra training so they can give current and former Armed Forces personnel the housing support they need. For the announcement, click here.

Universal credit: proposed changes
On 11 January 2019 the Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd announced proposed changes to Universal Credit. The government will not, as planned, extend the two-child limit on UC for children born before April 2017. It will undertake a pilot to improve access to more frequent payments. In addition, it is developing a new online system that will enable landlords to receive rent from those on UC directly into their accounts. Crisis, whilst welcoming the changes, commented:

“[T]he years of under investment in housing benefit continues to be a major cause of homelessness and is undermining the success of the Universal Credit; leaving many to struggle with rent arrears, or worse, being forced into homelessness. We need urgent action now, so that Universal Credit covers the true cost of people's rent. The Government must address the current system to ensure stability for private renters and halt the spiralling costs of expensive temporary accommodation.”

For details of the changes, click here. For the full response by Crisis, click here.

Housing costs in Universal Credit
On 3 January 2019 the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper explaining the key differences between assistance with housing costs under the Housing Benefit regime and under Universal Credit. The paper considers evidence of the impact of claiming housing costs under UC to date and the Government response (prior to the announcement reported above). For the briefing, click here.

Leasehold Advisory Service; new interim chair
On 7 January 2019 the MHCLG announced that Wanda Goldwag has been appointed the interim chair of the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE), which provides impartial advice to people in leasehold properties and park homes. She will provide support to the organisation’s Chief Executive, Anthony Essien, and its staff for a period of up to 18 months. For the announcement, click here.

Grenfell Tower fire: update sent to former residents
On 14 January 2019 the MHCLG published a letter from the Communities Secretary James Brokenshire and the Minister for Grenfell Victims Nick Hurd to former residents of Grenfell Tower updating them on the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce’s third report, and Building a Safer Future: an implementation plan, the government’s planned programme of work in response to the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. To read the text of the letter, click here.

Mobile Homes Act 2013: post-legislative assessment
On 7 January 2019 the MHCLG published a memorandum to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee on post-legislative assessment of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 (MHA 2013). The MHA 2013 brought new reforms to the sector, building upon those started in 2011 with the transfer of disputes under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 from the courts to the tribunals to make it easier and cheaper for residents to seek redress.

The memorandum concludes that the MHA 2013 has had a positive impact on the sector and has largely achieved its objectives which were to remove interference by site owner in the sales process; to make the processes for pitch fee reviews and introducing new site rules fair and transparent; and to strengthen local authorities’ enforcement powers. However, there was also evidence that some site owners were exploiting residents by including express terms in agreements which require residents to pay a variable service charge. Some site owners also had complex ownership and management structures which reduced residents’ security of tenure and enabled the site owner to avoid enforcement action by local authorities. These practices have had a significant negative impact on the finances and health of the mostly elderly and vulnerable residents and are, in the view of the MHCLG, unacceptable. The MHCLG proposes to tackle these issues by clarifying and strengthening the existing legislation.

For the memorandum, click here.

Houses in multiple occupation and residential property licensing reform: guidance for local housing authorities
On 20 December 2018 the MHCLG published amended guidance for local housing authorities on extending mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation. The new version of the guidance updates the wording about how to handle enforcement on room sizes. For the guidance, click here.

Leasehold reform: Commons Select Committee inquiry
On 14 January 2019 the House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee continued its inquiry into leasehold reform with an evidence session featuring the Law Commission, lenders and legal experts.

The first panel, featuring UK Finance, investigated issues around leasehold from the perspective of mortgage lenders. It examined issues including the increased risks related to lending on leasehold properties compared to freehold and the impact of onerous ground rents on mortgage applications.

The panel with the Law Commission and legal experts considered the case for reform of the leasehold system. This included the potential for legislation to prevent unfair ground rents, service charges and other terms, as well as more serious cases of mis-selling. It also looked at the potential for commonhold to be used more widely and what steps could be taken to facilitate this.

To watch the session, click here. For more details of the inquiry, click here.

Legal Aid: emergency homelessness judicial reviews
On 11 January 2019 the Legal Aid Agency made changes to clarify provider powers to grant emergency representation using delegated functions in judicial reviews about homelessness. The changes make it clear that these powers are available for any proceedings under:

• part VII Housing Act 1996
• section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948
• section 20 of the Children Act 1989
• section 47(5) National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
• section 19(3) of the Care Act 2014
• section 36 of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014.

This reverts back to the position that was in place before September 2018. The Legal Aid Agency is making this update by amending the authorisations under section 5 of LASPO. For more details, click here.

Rogue landlords: extra funding announced
On 14 January 2019 the MHCLG announced that more than 50 councils will share extra funding of £2.4 million to tackle rogue landlords. The new funding will be used to support a range of projects that councils have said will help them to enhance action against criminal landlords – for example, to build relationships with external organisations such as the emergency services, legal services and local housing advocates. Councils may also decide to support tenants to take action against poor standards through rent repayment orders, or develop digital solutions, helping officers to report back and make decisions quicker. For more information about the funding, click here. For the response of the Local Government Association, click here.

Retiring landlord serves notice on dozens of families
On 14 January 2019 The Guardian reported that Fergus Wilson has decided to sell off his portfolio of 700 properties and has served section 21 notices in respect of 90 tenancies. He is expected to serve hundreds more in the coming months. He acknowledged that none of those served had been “difficult tenants”.

According to the report, he noted that evictions, if they require court action, “can totally ruin their [the tenants’] lives”, but said: “I don’t make the problem.” He added: “They are not doing very well at finding somewhere to go. If their household income is under £30,000, you can bet your boots they won’t get a property.”

For the report, click here.

Applying as homeless from an assured shorthold tenancy – England
On 3 January 2019 the House of Commons Library published a paper which considers how English local authorities deal with private tenants who have been served with a section 21 notice and are about to become homeless. It is not unusual for tenants in this position to be told to remain in situ until a court order/bailiff’s warrant is obtained. The paper considers changes introduced by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 with effect from 3 April 2018. For the paper, click here.

Private sector rents: December 2018
On 10 January 2019 the HomeLet Rental Index found that average rents across the UK rose by 1.5 per cent in December 2018 when compared to December 2017. The average monthly rent is now £921.

Rents in London increased by 4.7 per cent compared with December 2017. The average rent in the capital is now £1,596 per month. When London is excluded, the average UK monthly rental value was £763 in December 2018. This is up 0.7 per cent on the previous year. Average rents in London (£1,596) are 109.2 per cent higher than the rest of the UK.

For more details, click here.

Right to Buy – Wales
On 9 January 2019 the Welsh Housing and Local Government Minister Julie James reminded tenants in Wales that those who are eligible and wish to buy their own home must have completed an application form available from their landlord or the Welsh Government website and submitted it to their landlord before 26 January 2019.

Right to Buy has already been suspended in Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Powys, Swansea and Cardiff.  On expiry of the one year allowed under the Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights Act 2018 to exercise their rights, the Right to Buy and associated rights will finally be abolished throughout Wales on the 26 January 2019.

For the Minister’s statement, click here.

HOUSING LAWS IN THE PIPELINE

Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 20 December 2018. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. For the Act, click here

Local Housing Authority Debt Bill
This Bill, which had its first reading in the House of Lords on 4 July 2017, seeks to replace the current regime of limits on local housing authorities’ debt with limits determined by the existing prudential regime for local authority borrowing for non-housing-related purposes. The second reading is yet to be scheduled. For the Bill as introduced, click here To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Homeless People (Current Accounts) Bill
This is a Private Member’s Bill introduced in the House of Commons by Peter Bone. The Bill is intended to require banks to provide current accounts for homeless people seeking work; and for connected purposes. The Bill is being prepared for publication. The Bill received its first reading on 5 September 2017. The second reading is due to take place on 1 February 2019. To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Sublet Property (Offences) Bill
This is a Private Member’s Bill introduced in the House of Commons by Christopher Chope. It is intended to make the breach of certain rules relating to sub-letting rented accommodation a criminal offence; to make provision for criminal sanctions in respect of unauthorised sub-letting; and for connected purposes. The Bill is being prepared for publication. The Bill received its first reading on 5 September 2017 and was due to receive its second reading on 23 November 2018 but was not called. To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Mobile Homes and Park Homes Bill
This is a Private Member’s Bill introduced in the House of Commons, also by Christopher Chope. It is intended to require the use of published criteria to determine whether mobile homes and park homes are liable for council tax or non-domestic rates; to make provision in relation to the residential status of such homes; to amend the Mobile Home Acts; and for connected purposes. The Bill is being prepared for publication. The Bill received its first reading on 5 September 2017 and was due to receive its second reading on 23 November 2018 but was not called. To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Affordable Home Ownership Bill
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on Tuesday 24 October 2017, also by Christopher Chope, under the Ten Minute Rule and is a Private Member’s Bill. It was said by him to make provision for affordable home ownership; to require the inclusion of rent to buy homes in the definition of affordable housing; to make provision for a minimum proportion of new affordable housing to be available on affordable rent to buy terms; to provide relief from stamp duty when an affordable rent to buy home is purchased; and for connected purposes. The Bill was due to receive its second reading on 23 November 2018 but was not called. The Bill itself has not yet been published. To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Creditworthiness Assessment Bill
This Private Member’s Bill was introduced by Lord Buck and had its second reading in the House of Lords on 24 November 2017. The Bill would require certain matters (including rental payment history) to be taken into account when assessing a borrower’s creditworthiness. The Bill has completed all stages in the Lords. It received its first reading in the Commons on 12 September 2018 and has now been scheduled for a second reading debate on 25 January 2019. It will begin its committee stage on a date to be announced. For the Bill as brought from the Lords, click here For progress of the Bill, click here

Private Landlords (Registration) Bill
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 17 January 2018 under the Ten Minute Rule. The Bill seeks to require all private landlords in England to be registered. It has now been scheduled for a second reading debate on 25 January 2019. For the Bill, as introduced, click here To read the debate on introduction of the Bill, click here To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Leasehold Reform Bill
This Bill, introduced to Parliament on 7 November 2017 under the Ten Minute Rule and sponsored by Justin Madders, makes provision about the regulation of the purchase of freehold by leaseholders; to introduce a system for establishing the maximum charge for such freehold; to make provision about the award of legal costs in leasehold property tribunal cases; and to establish a compensation scheme for cases where misleading particulars have led to certain leasehold agreements. It has now been scheduled for a second reading debate on 25 January 2019. For the Bill as introduced, click here To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Homelessness (End of Life Care) Bill
This Bill, sponsored by Sir Edward Davey, was introduced to Parliament on 7 February 2018 under the Ten Minute Rule. It makes provision about end of life care and support for homeless people with terminal illnesses, including through the provision of housing for such people. It has now been scheduled for a second reading debate on 25 January 2019. For the Bill as introduced, click here To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Tenant Fees Bill
This government Bill makes provision for prohibiting landlords and letting agents from requiring certain payments to be made or certain other steps to be taken; makes provision about the payment of holding deposits; to make provision about enforcement and about the lead enforcement authority; and amends the provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 about information to be provided by letting agents and the provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 about client money protection schemes. The Bill has completed all its stages in the Commons. It received its first reading in the Lords on 6 September 2018 and its second reading on 10 October 2018. The Bill completed its report stage on 11 December 2018. It was due to have its third reading on 15 January 2019. For the Bill as introduced in the House of Lords, click here For the impact assessment, click here For a research briefing prepared for the report stage in the Commons, click here To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Housing and Planning (Local Decision-Making) Bill
This Private Member’s Bill seeks to remove powers of the Secretary of State in relation to the location of and planning permission for new housing developments; to give local authorities powers to establish requirements on such developments in their area, including requirements on the proportion of affordable and social housing. It received its first reading on 13 March 2018 and has now been scheduled for a second reading debate on 25 January 2019. The Bill is being prepared for publication. To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Freehold Properties (Management Charges and Shared Facilities) Bill
This Private Members' Bill, sponsored by Helen Goodman, seeks to make provision for the regulation of fees charged by management companies to freeholders of residential properties; to make provision for self-management of shared facilities by such freeholders; and to require management companies to ensure shared facilities are of an adequate standard. It received its first reading on 14 November 2018. It is due to receive its second reading on 25 January 2019. The Bill is being prepared for publication. To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Gypsy and Traveller Communities (Housing, Planning and Education) Bill
This Private Members' Bill, sponsored by Andrew Selous, seeks to make provision about periodical local authority reviews of the housing needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities; to make provision for the conversion of caravan sites into settled accommodation; to require local authorities to provide temporary caravan stopping sites where there is a demonstrated need; to create a criminal offence of unauthorised encampment; to make provision about the education of Gypsy and Traveller children; and to require schools to have regard to Gypsy and Traveller culture and heritage in teaching. The bill received its first reading on 13 November 2018. Its second reading has been postponed until 25 January 2019. The Bill is being prepared for publication. To follow progress of the Bill, click here

Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill
This Welsh Government Bill includes provision for: prohibiting certain payments made in connection with the granting, renewal or continuance of standard occupation contracts; and the treatment of holding deposits. The Bill has completed Stage 2. Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 29 November 2018. Stage 3 commenced on 30 November 2018. Amendments may now be tabled to the Bill (as amended at Stage 2). For the Bill, as amended at Stage 2, associated information and to follow its progress, click here

NEW HOUSING CASES

Safi v Sandwell Borough Council [2018] EWCA Civ 2876

Ms Safi was let a one-bedroom flat by Sandwell Borough Council (“the Council”). One year after moving in, Ms Safi married and had a child. She applied to the Council for assistance as a homeless person. She argued that she was homeless because it was not reasonable for her to continue to occupy the property because (a) it was too small for three people, (b) there was damp and mould and (c) it was on the first floor and there was no lift which made it difficult for her when she had a pram or shopping with her.

The Council decided that Ms Safi was not homeless because she could reasonably be expected to live in the property until she found a different property by being on the Council’s housing allocations list. Ms Safi requested a statutory review of that decision and was informed that a decision would be made within 8 weeks of her requesting a review. In the event, the Council proceeded to send a decision (described as being a “minded to find” letter) in less than 8 weeks. In response, Ms Safi made further submissions in support of her case and on 30 June 2016 the Council made a review decision upholding the original decision. The review decision made reference to the fact that in the time between the original decision and the review decision, Ms Safi had become pregnant with a second child.

Ms Safi unsuccessfully appealed to the County Court and then further appealed to the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal’s decision
Ms Safi argued that the Council had asked itself the wrong legal question and had not focused on whether it was reasonable for her to continue to occupy the property indefinitely. The Court of Appeal held that the Council had failed to address properly whether it would be reasonable to continue to occupy the property once the new baby was born. The Court held that the Council’s reasoning in the original and the review decisions was “essentially the same”, despite the significant change that in the time in-between, Ms Safi had become pregnant with a second child.

The Court held that the Council had erred in relying on the fact that Ms Safi was on the housing register for an allocation of social housing when deciding whether it was reasonable for her to continue to occupy her current property.

Ms Safi argued that the Council had failed to comply with section 11 of the Children Act 2004 and the public sector equality duty in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The Court rejected these arguments: it was clear that the Council had taken these into account despite them not being expressly referred to in the decision. The Court of Appeal held that those legal obligations are “in any event encompassed with [a local authority’s] duties under the [Housing Act 1996]” (paragraph 34 of the judgment), suggesting that proper compliance by a local authority with its homelessness duties ought to imply compliance with section 11 of the Children Act 2004 and the public sector equality duty.

The Court held that the Council had failed to set out in writing for Ms Safi the procedure for the review as it was required to do. This resulted in Ms Safi’s lawyers not putting in written submissions which would doubtless have been responded to by a “minded to find” letter from the Council, to which Ms Safi could have responded in detail. Ms Safi had therefore been denied the chance to respond fully to the case against her because some points were put by the Council for the first time in its final review decision.

Accordingly, Ms Safi’s appeal was allowed and the review decision taken in June 2016 was quashed.

Summary by Alexander Campbell, barrister, Field Court Chambers. For the full judgment click here.

HOUSING LAW CONSULTATIONS

Private shared homeownership: call for proposals
The government would welcome proposals in three categories:

• private shared ownership which would be primarily privately funded
• other private affordable homeownership products which should be primarily privately funded
• other innovative routes into homeownership which do not require government investment but may require the removal of regulatory or other barriers.

Proposals should not rely on government grant funding, government guarantees or developer s106 contributions. The government is particularly interested in private shared ownership proposals where it believes government loan funding will play an important part in removing the risk and financial uncertainty created by staircasing (ie buying extra shares in a shared ownership property).

The consultation closes on 1 February 2019. For the consultation document, click here

Considering the case for a Housing Court: call for evidence
The MHCLG is seeking views and opinions from the judiciary, landlords and tenants to help the government to better understand and improve the experience of people using courts and tribunal services in property cases, including considering the case for a specialist Housing Court. The department is interested in views and opinions on the:

• private landlord possession action process in the county court
• user experience in both the county courts and the First-tier Tribunal for property cases
• case for a new Housing Court
• case for other structural changes such as an extension of the remit of the property tribunal.

The consultation closes on 22 January 2019. For the consultation document, click here

Law Commission – Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership
The Law Commission has published a consultation paper in which it makes provisional proposals “to make commonhold work for homeowners, developers, mortgage lenders and across the wider property sector”. The Paper includes proposals which would:

• Enable commonhold to be used for larger, mixed-use developments which accommodate not only residential properties but also shops, restaurants and leisure facilities.
• Allow shared ownership leases and other forms of affordable housing to be included within commonhold.
• Make it easier for existing leaseholders to convert to commonhold and gain greater control over their properties.
• Improve mortgage lenders’ confidence in commonhold to increase the choice of financing available for home buyers.
• Provide homeowners with a greater say in how the costs of running their commonhold are met.
• Enable homeowners to end unattractive long-term contracts imposed by developers.

The consultation closes on 10 March 2019. Comments may be sent using the online form. Where possible, it would be helpful if this form was used. For the consultation document and methods of response, click here

Improving access to social housing for members of the Armed Forces
The MHCLG is seeking views on proposals for new statutory guidance for local authorities to improve access to social housing for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families. The consultation closes on 8 March 2019. For the consultation document and methods of response, click here

HOUSING LAW ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

North West affordable homes number '70% off-target' since 2015 BBC News website 12 January 2019  – to read the item click here

Social housing report calls for massive overhaul of tenants’ rights Michael Savage, The Observer 5 January 2019 – to read the article click here

We need a new generation of social rent homes Robin White, Shelter blog 8 January 2019 – to read the item click here

The Guardian view on social housing: we need a cultural shift The Guardian, Editorial 13 January 2019 – to read the article click here

England needs 3m new social homes by 2040, says cross-party report Robert Booth, The Guardian 8 January 2019 – to read the article click here

HOUSING LAW DIARY

22 January 2019                                   
Call for evidence closes on Considering the case for a Housing Court (see Housing Law Consultations)

25 January 2019                                   
Second reading of the following Bills (for details of each, see Housing Laws in the Pipeline):

• Creditworthiness Assessment Bill
• Freehold Properties (Management Charges and Shared Facilities) Bill
• Gypsy and Traveller Communities (Housing, Planning and Education) Bill
• Homelessness (End of Life Care) Bill
• Housing and Planning (Local Decision-Making) Bill
• Leasehold Reform Bill
• Private Landlords (Registration) Bill

26 January 2019                                   
Deadline for submitting Right to Buy applications in Wales

1 February 2019                                   
Second reading of Homeless People (Current Accounts) Bill (see Housing Laws in the Pipeline)

1 February 2019                                   
Call for proposals closes on Private shared homeownership (see Housing Law Consultations)

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