# The Housing (Extension of Right to Buy) Order 1987, Article 3: Extension of the right to buy


(1) Where there are in a dwelling-house let on a secure tenancy one or more interests all of which are interests to which this article applies, and the dwelling-house is a house, Part V (the right to buy) has effect with the modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order being modifications to enable a secure tenant to acquire the freehold of the dwelling-house.
(2) This article applies to an interest held by —
a local authority,
a new town corporation,
an urban development corporation,
the Development Board for Rural Wales,
the Housing Corporation, or
a registered housing association, other than one excepted from the right to buy by Schedule 5, paragraph 1 (charities), 2 (co-operatives) or 3 (associations which have not received grant),
which is immediately superior to the interest of the landlord or to another interest to which this article applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1732/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-extension-of-right-to-buy-order-1987/article-3
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