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Section 178 Costs.F1

England and Wales

An agreement between the landlord and a tenant claiming to exercise—

(a)

the right to buy,

(b)

the right to acquire on rent to mortgage terms, or

(c)

any such right as is mentioned in paragraph 2(1) or 6(1) of Schedule 6A (redemption of landlord’s share: right to make final or interim payment),

is void in so far as it purports to oblige the tenant to bear any part of the costs incurred by the landlord in connection with the tenant’s exercise of that right.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 178 substituted (11.10.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 187(1), Sch. 21 para. 21; S.I. 1993/2134, arts. 2, 4(b) (with saving in Sch. 1 para. 4(1)).

Notes on Part V

Modifications

C1

Pt. V (ss. 118–188) amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 57(7), Sch. 13 paras. 22 and 23 as substituted by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 61

C2

Pt. V (ss. 118–188) modified by S.I. 1986/2092, arts. 3, 6, Sch. 1 (as amended (2.7.2012) by S.I. 2012/1659, art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 30 (with arts. 4-6)); S.I. 1987/1732, arts. 3(1), 4(1); S.I. 1989/368, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I.1990/179, art. 2, Sch. 1

C3

Pt. V (ss. 118-188) applied (with modifications) (11.10.1993) by S.I. 1993/2240, art. 3, Sch. (as amended (W.) (3.9.2012) by S.I. 2012/2090, art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2)

Pt. V (ss. 118-188) modified (11.10.1993) by S.I. 1993/2241, regs.2, 3, Schs. 1-4 (as amended (W.) (3.9.2012) by S.I. 2012/2090, art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1).

Pt. V (ss. 118-188) modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 8(c)

Pt. V (ss. 118-188): power to modify conferred (1.8.1996) by 1996 c. 52, s. 17(2)(3) (with s. 54(1)); S.I. 1996/2048, art. 2(1)

C4

Pt. V (ss. 118-188) applied (1.8.1996) by 1996 c. 52, s. 17(2)(3) (with s. 54(1)); S.I. 1996/2048, art. 2(1)

C5

Pt. V (ss. 118-188) restricted (4.2.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 130(4); S.I. 1997/66, art. 2 (subject to savings in Sch.)

C6

Pt. V modified (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/619, regs. 1, 2, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended (W.) (3.9.2012) by S.I. 2012/2090, art. 1(2), Sch. para. 3)

C7

Pt. V applied by 2008 c. 17, s. 184(2) (as substituted (26.1.2019) by Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 1), s. 11(3)(4), Sch. 1 para. 6(6); S.I. 2018/100, art. 2(b) (with art. 3) (with savings in S.I. 2019/110, reg. 5))

C8

Pt. V amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 1997/619, reg. 2, Schs. 1, 2 (3.9.2012) by The Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2090), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 3

C9

Pt. V amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 1993/2240, Sch. (3.9.2012) by The Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2090), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2

C10

Pt. V amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 1993/2241, Schs. 1, 2 (W.) (3.9.2012) by The Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2090), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1

C11

Pt. V amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 1986/2092, Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 42(a) (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 30 (with arts. 4-6)