{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-right-of-first-refusal-england-regulations-2005/regulation-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-right-of-first-refusal-england-regulations-2005/regulation-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1917",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing (Right of First Refusal) (England) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-right-of-first-refusal-england-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/12",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Contents of notices",
  "text": "(1) An offer notice must—\n(a) be in writing;\n(b) state that the owner wishes to dispose of the property, giving its full postal address;\n(c) state that there is a covenant requiring him to first offer the property to the recipient of the notice;\n(d) in relation to the property to which the notice relates—\n(i) specify whether the property is a house, a flat or a maisonette;\n(ii) specify the number of bedrooms;\n(iii) give details of the heating system;\n(iv) specify any improvements or structural changes which have been made since the purchase; and\n(e) state the address at which the recipient can serve notices upon the owner.\n(2) An acceptance notice must—\n(a) be in writing;\n(b) indicate clearly whether the person giving the notice is—\n(i) accepting the offer; or\n(ii) nominating another person to accept the offer; and\n(c) provide the full postal address and telephone number of any nominee.\n(3) A rejection notice must—\n(a) be in writing; and\n(b) state that the person is rejecting the offer to purchase the property.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1917/regulation/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:56:10.204390+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."
}