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Paragraph 2

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The information shall explain –

(a)

that the information is served in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 102(1);

(b)

that it is served by the applicant and its purpose is to enable the tenant to decide whether he wishes to continue as a tenant of the landlord or to become a tenant of the applicant;

(c)

that the tenant may serve a notice of his wishes and that the manner of voting will be explained in information which is being circulated by a teller together with a form of notice for the tenant to express his wishes;

(d)

the role of the teller in general terms;

(e)

that joint tenants will each receive a copy of the items supplied by him but one form only for giving notice of their wishes;

(f)

the effect of section 103(6) on any offer to a tenant relating to the terms on which, after the acquisition, he is to occupy a dwelling-house occupied by him on the relevant date;

(g)

the circumstances in which the transfer may proceed;

(h)

the circumstances in which the tenant will become a tenant of the applicant;

(j)

the effect on –

(i)

a secure tenant,

(ii)

a tenant under a long tenancy, and

(iii)

a business tenant,

of becoming a tenant of the applicant;

(k)

the circumstances in which a tenant of the applicant has the right to refer proposals for a rent increase to a rent assessment committee to determine rent in accordance with section 17;

(l)

an explanation of his rights, if he becomes a tenant of the applicant, under sections 18 to 30 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985f1 and section 42 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987f2;

(m)

that the information served by the teller engaged by him will inform each tenant of the nature of his tenancy;

(n)

the applicant’s policy for determining priority as between people seeking tenancies in the allocation of his housing accommodation, including means of taking account of special difficulties as respects housing experienced by particular groups including elderly people, people from ethnic minorities, people suffering domestic violence, people suffering from physical or mental disability and those caring for people suffering such disability, and any arrangements it will maintain to facilitate the move by his tenants to other accommodation;

(o)

the applicant’s proposals (if any) for day to day management including numbers, location and responsibilities of management staff.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 70.

f2

1987 c. 31.