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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-associations-act-1985/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/69",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Associations Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-associations-act-1985",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A disposal, whether of the whole or part of the house, is a relevant disposal for the purposes of this Schedule if it is—\n(a) a conveyance of the freehold or an assignment of the lease, or\n(b) the grant of a lease or sub-lease (other than a mortgage term) for a term of more than 21 years otherwise than at a rack rent.\n(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b) it shall be assumed—\n(a) that any option to renew or extend a lease or sub-lease, whether or not forming part of a series of options, is exercised, and\n(b) that any option to terminate a lease or sub-lease is not exercised.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/69/schedule/2/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:44.997710+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}