Application to purchase and offer to sell
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Landlord must respond to right-to-buy application within 2 months Local authority
UK Statutory Instrument
1993
United Kingdom
The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) (Scotland) Regulations 1993
At a glance
What's here
5 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Landlord 2
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Landlords also bound by 216 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 2016 74 duties
- Housing Act 1985 1985 53 duties
- Housing Act 1996 1996 30 duties
- The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 2003 27 duties
- The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004 26 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Conditions of sale
- Include conditions preserving tenant's rights in offer to sell Landlord
Variation of conditions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Landlords must serve amended offer within 1 month if agreeing to tenant's request Local authority
Secretary of State’s power to authorise refusal to sell certain qualifying houses provided for persons of pensionable age
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Landlord must serve notice of refusal or offer to sell after Secretary of State's decision Local authority
Duties of landlords
- Landlords must process right-to-buy applications promptly Landlord
Browse 45 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
In section 61 (secure tenant’s right to purchase)()–
In section 67 (fixed price option)() for the word “tenant”...
In section 68 (refusal of applications)– (a) for the word...
In section 69 (Secretary of State’s power to authorise refusal...
Omit section 70 (power to refuse to sell certain houses...
In section 71 (reference to Lands Tribunal)()–
In section 72 (recovery of discount on early re-sale)()–
In section 73 (cases where discount etc. is not recoverable)...
Omit sections 73A to 73D().
In section 74 (duties of landlords) for the word “house”...
In section 75 (agreements affecting right to purchase)–
In section 62 (the price)()– (a) in subsections (1) and...
Omit sections 75A(), 76, and 77.
In section 78 (Secretary of State may give directions to...
In section 79(1) (financial or other assistance for persons involved...
Omit sections 81, 81A and 81B.
In section 82() omit “214” and the definitions of “rent...
In section 84A (application of right to buy to cases...
In section 216 (loans)()– (a) for the word “tenant” substitute...
Omit section 62A().
In section 63 (application to purchase etc.)()–
In section 64 (conditions of sale)()– (a) for the word...
In section 65 (variation of conditions) for the word “tenant”...
In section 66 (notice of acceptance)– (a) for the word...
In section 66A()– (a) for the words “tenant” and “house”...
In section 66B() for the word “tenant” substitute “qualifying person”;...
Qualifying house loans to qualifying persons exercising right to purchase
Qualifying person’s right to purchase
The price
Notice of acceptance
Abatement of purchase price on landlord’s failure before contract of sale
Abatement of purchase price on landlord’s failure after contract of sale
Provisions relating to sections 66A and 66B
Fixed price option
Refusal of applications
Reference to Lands Tribunal
Recovery of discount on early re-sale
Cases where discount
Agreements affecting right to purchase
Secretary of State may give directions to modify conditions of sale
Secretary of State may give financial and other assistance for qualifying persons involved in proceedings
Interpretation of this Part
Members of a person’s family
Service of notices
Application of right to buy to cases where landlord is lessee
Browse 8 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Preserved right to buy
The right to buy provisions as they continue to apply...
The right to buy provisions shall not continue to apply...
Where the right to buy provisions continue to apply, the...
In any case where the sheriff makes an order for...
Revocation
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