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The Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/619 · Made 5 March 1997

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 5th March 1997

Laid before Parliament 7th March 1997

Coming into force 1st April 1997

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 17 of the Housing Act 1996f1 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf hereby make the following Regulations—

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f1

1996 c. 52.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Modification to the Right to Buy
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule 1: MODIFICATIONS TO PART V OF THE HOUSING ACT 1985
  5. 1Paragraph 1
  6. 2Paragraph 2
  7. 3Paragraph 3
  8. 4Paragraph 4
  9. 5Paragraph 5
  10. 6Paragraph 6
  11. 7Paragraph 7
  12. 8Paragraph 8
  13. 9Paragraph 9
  14. 10Paragraph 10
  15. 11Paragraph 11
  16. 12Paragraph 12
  17. 13Paragraph 13
  18. 14Paragraph 14
  19. 15Paragraph 15
  20. 16Paragraph 16
  21. 17Paragraph 17
  22. 18Paragraph 18
  23. 19Paragraph 19
  24. 20Paragraph 20
  25. 21Paragraph 21
  26. 22Paragraph 22
  27. 23Paragraph 23
  28. 24Paragraph 24
  29. 25Paragraph 25
  30. 26Paragraph 26
  31. 27Paragraph 27
  32. 28Paragraph 28
  33. 29Paragraph 29
  34. 30Paragraph 30
  35. 31Paragraph 31
  36. 32Paragraph 32
  37. 33Paragraph 33
  38. 34Paragraph 34
  39. 35Paragraph 35
  40. 36Paragraph 36
  41. 37Paragraph 37
  42. 38Paragraph 38
  43. 39Paragraph 39
  44. 40Paragraph 40
  45. 41Paragraph 41
  46. 42Paragraph 42
  47. Schedule 2: PART V AS IT APPLIES IN CASES WHERE THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE APPLIES
  48. Part: THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE
  49. The right to acquire
  50. 118The right to acquire
  51. 119Qualifying period for right to acquire
  52. 120Exceptions to the right to acquire
  53. 121Circumstances in which the right to acquire cannot be exercised
  54. Claim to exercise right to acquire
  55. 122Tenant’s notice claiming to exercise right to acquire
  56. 123Claim to share right to acquire with members of family
  57. 124Landlord’s notice admitting or denying right to acquire
  58. 124ALandlord’s offer of an alternative dwelling-house
  59. 125Landlord’s notice of purchase price and other matters
  60. 125AEstimates and information about service charges
  61. 125BEstimates and information about improvement contributions
  62. 125CReference period for purposes of ss. 125A and 125B
  63. 125DTenant’s notice of intention
  64. 125ELandlord’s notice in default
  65. Purchase price
  66. 126Purchase price
  67. 127Value of dwelling-house
  68. 128Determination of value by district valuer
  69. 129Discount
  70. 130Reduction of discount where previous discount given
  71. Change of tenant or landlord after service of notice claiming right to acquire
  72. 136Change of tenant after notice claiming right to acquire
  73. 137Change of landlord after notice claiming right to acquire
  74. Completion of purchase in pursuance of right to acquire
  75. 138Duty of landlord to convey freehold or grant lease
  76. 139Terms and effect of conveyance or grant
  77. 140Landlord’s first notice to complete
  78. 141Landlord’s second notice to complete
  79. Registration of title
  80. 154Registration of title
  81. Provisions affecting future disposals
  82. 155Repayment of discount on early disposal
  83. 156Liability to repay is a charge on the premises
  84. 159Relevant disposals
  85. 160Exempted disposals
  86. 161Meaning of “compulsory disposal”
  87. 162Exempted disposals which end liability under covenants
  88. 163Treatment of options
  89. Modifications of Leasehold Reform Act 1967 in relation to leases granted under this Part
  90. 172Exclusion of leases where landlord is housing association and freeholder is a charity
  91. 174Leases granted under this Part to be treated as long leases at a low rent
  92. 175Determination of price payable
  93. Supplementary provisions
  94. 176Notices
  95. 178Costs
  96. 179Provisions restricting right to acquire etc. of no effect
  97. 180Statutory declarations
  98. 181Jurisdiction of county court
  99. 183Meaning of “house”, “flat” and “dwelling-house”
  100. 184Land let with or used for purposes of dwelling-house
  101. 185Meaning of “secure tenancy” and “secure tenant”
  102. 186Members of a person’s family
  103. 187Minor definitions
  104. 188Index of defined expressions: Part V
  105. Schedule 4: QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR RIGHT TO ACQUIRE AND DISCOUNT
  106. Introductory
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. Periods occupying accommodation subject to public sector tenancy
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. Periods occupying forces accommodation
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. Meaning of “public sector tenant”
  115. 6Paragraph 6
  116. The landlord condition
  117. 7Paragraph 7
  118. 7AParagraph 7A
  119. 8Paragraph 8
  120. The tenant condition
  121. 9Paragraph 9
  122. Application to certain housing association tenancies
  123. 10Paragraph 10
  124. Schedule 5: EXCEPTIONS TO THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE
  125. Rural areas
  126. 1AParagraph 1A
  127. Certain housing associations
  128. 2Paragraph 2
  129. Landlord with insufficient interest in the property
  130. 4Paragraph 4
  131. Dwelling-houses let in connection with employment
  132. 5Paragraph 5
  133. Certain dwelling-houses for the disabled
  134. 7Paragraph 7
  135. 9Paragraph 9
  136. Certain dwelling houses for persons with special needs
  137. 9AParagraph 9A
  138. Certain dwelling-houses for persons of pensionable age
  139. 10Paragraph 10
  140. Dwelling-houses held on Crown tenancies
  141. 12Paragraph 12
  142. Dwelling-houses where the debt is equal to or greater than the purchase price plus discount
  143. 13Paragraph 13
  144. Schedule 6: CONVEYANCE OF FREEHOLD AND GRANT OF LEASE IN PURSUANCE OF RIGHT TO ACQUIRE
  145. Part I: COMMON PROVISIONS
  146. Rights to be conveyed or granted-general
  147. 1Paragraph 1
  148. Rights of support, passage of water, etc
  149. 2Paragraph 2
  150. Rights of way
  151. 3Paragraph 3
  152. Covenants and conditions
  153. 4Paragraph 4
  154. 4AParagraph 4A
  155. 5Paragraph 5
  156. No charge to be made for landlord’s consent or approval
  157. 6Paragraph 6
  158. Meaning of “incumbrances” and “tenant’s incumbrance”
  159. 7Paragraph 7
  160. Part II: CONVEYANCE OF FREEHOLD
  161. General
  162. 8Paragraph 8
  163. 9Paragraph 9
  164. Part III: LEASES
  165. General
  166. 11Paragraph 11
  167. The appropriate term
  168. 12Paragraph 12
  169. Common use of premises and facilities
  170. 13Paragraph 13
  171. Covenants by the landlord
  172. 14Paragraph 14
  173. 15Paragraph 15
  174. Covenant by tenant
  175. 16Paragraph 16
  176. Service charges and other contributions payable by the tenant
  177. 16AParagraph 16A
  178. 16BParagraph 16B
  179. 16CParagraph 16C
  180. 16DParagraph 16D
  181. 17Avoidance of certain provisions
  182. 18Avoidance of certain provisions
  183. 19Avoidance of certain provisions
  184. Part IV: CHARGES
  185. Grant of lease
  186. 20Paragraph 20
  187. Conveyance of freehold
  188. 21Paragraph 21
  189. 22Notice to lenders
  190. 23Discharge of the charge on the landlord’s interest in the dwelling-house
  191. Explanatory note