# The Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997, Paragraph 178: Costs


An agreement between the landlord and a tenant claiming to exercise the right to acquire is void in so far as it purports to oblige the tenant to bear any part of the costs incurred by the landlord in connection with the tenant’s exercise of that right.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/619/schedule/2/paragraph/178 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-right-to-acquire-regulations-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-178
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