UK Statutory Instrument SI 1985/1493 United Kingdom

The Secure Tenancies (Right to Repair Scheme) Regulations 1985

Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Landlord7

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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sch. para. 13 Landlord's notice in reply to tenant's claim for payment Regulated
  • Respond to tenant’s claim for payment within 21 daysLandlord
sch. para. 14 Refusal of tenant's claim for payment Regulated
  • Refuse tenant's claim for payment only on valid grounds and provide required detailsLandlord
sch. para. 18 Landlord's notice in reply to tenant's further claim for payment Regulated
  • Respond to tenant's further claim for payment within 21 daysLandlord
sch. para. 19 Landlord's refusal of tenant's further claim for payment Regulated
  • Refuse tenant's further claim for payment when specific grounds applyLandlord
sch. para. 22 Landlord's acceptance of tenant's claim for payment or further claim for payment Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Landlord must accept and pay tenant's repair claim under right to repair schemeLocal authority
sch. para. 24 Variations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notify tenant in writing within 7 days of any variation affecting costsLocal authority
sch. para. 4 Landlord's notice in reply to tenant's repair claim Regulated
  • Respond to tenant's repair claim within 21 daysLandlord
sch. para. 5 Grounds for refusal Regulated
  • Refuse tenant's repair claim if mandatory grounds applyLandlord
sch. para. 7 Landlord's acceptance of tenant's repair claim Regulated
  • Accept and process tenant repair claims when no valid refusal grounds existLandlord
33 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. para. 10 Landlord's response to tenant's default notice
sch. para. 11 Carrying out of the works by the tenant
sch. para. 15 Landlord's notice of refusal of tenant's claim for payment
sch. para. 16 Further repair works
sch. para. 17 Tenant's further claim for payment
sch. para. 21 Landlord's notice of refusal of tenant's further claim for payment
sch. para. 23 Payment by the landlord
sch. para. 3 Tenant's notice claiming the right to repair
sch. para. 6 Landlord's notice refusing tenant's repair claim
sch. para. 8 Landlord's notice accepting tenant's repair claim
s.001 These regulations may be cited as the Secure Tenancies (Right...
s.002 The scheme for entitling secure tenants to carry out repairs...
s.para.10 The landlord reasonably requires access to the dwelling-house in order...
s.para.11 The repair works have not been properly carried out or...
s.para.12 The tenant was not entitled to carry out the repair...
s.para.13 The authorised materials have not been used.
s.para.14 The landlord reasonably requires access to the dwelling-house in order...
s.para.15 A condition of acceptance of the tenant's repair claim was...
s.para.16 The tenant's claim for payment was not served on the...
s.para.3 The landlord's costs would be less than £20.
s.para.4 The works specified in the tenant's repair claim do not...
s.para.5 The works specified in the tenant's repair claim, if carried...
s.para.6 The landlord's costs would be more than £200.
s.para.7 The landlord intends to carry out the landlord's works within...
s.para.8 The works specified in the tenant's repair claim are not,...
s.para.9 Carrying out the works specified in the tenant's repair claim...

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