# The Housing (Service Charge Loans) Regulations 1992, Regulation 2: The right to a loan in certain cases after exercise of right to buy


(1) Subject to regulations 3 and 4, a tenant has a right to a loan in respect of service charges to which section 450A(2) of the Act (charges in respect of repairs for a certain period) applies where—
(a) a lease of a flat has been granted in pursuance of Part V of the Act (the right to buy) (except in a case where the grant is in pursuance of the preserved right to buy within the meaning of that part);
(b) the landlord is the housing authority who granted the lease or another housing authority; and
(c) a demand for such charges is made on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.
(2) The right to a loan is—
(a) where the landlord is a housing association, a right to an advance from the Corporation; and
(b) in any other case, a right to leave the whole or part of the service charges outstanding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1708/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-service-charge-loans-regulations-1992/regulation-2
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