Landlord’s notice admitting or denying right to acquire
- Landlord must respond to right-to-acquire claim within 4 or 8 weeks
UK Statutory Instrument
1997
United Kingdom
The Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997
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14 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Schedules
Landlord’s notice of purchase price and other matters
- Landlord must serve purchase price notice within 8 or 12 weeks
Estimates and information about service charges
- Landlords must provide detailed service charge estimates in right-to-acquire notices
Estimates and information about improvement contributions
- Include improvement contribution estimates in the section 125 notice
Determination of value by district valuer
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- District valuer must determine dwelling-house value upon request Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty of landlord to convey freehold or grant lease
- Transfer freehold or grant lease to qualifying tenant
Registration of title
- Provide a landlord's certificate for unregistered title when selling or leasing
Liability to repay is a charge on the premises
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Landlord must postpone the charge for approved loan purposes if asked Local authority
(1) This paragraph applies where the dwelling-house is a flat....
- Keep structure, exterior, services and other property in repair for flats
(1) The lease may require the tenant to bear a...
- Landlord may pass on insurance and repair costs to leaseholder
(1) This paragraph applies to a charge (however created or...
- Handle existing charges properly when selling a freehold under the Right to Acquire
Notice to lenders
- Notify charge holders and manage redemption or alternative security within strict deadlines
Discharge of the charge on the landlord’s interest in the dwelling-house
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Landlord must supply certificate to discharge charge on property Local authority
The conveyance or grant shall be expressed to be made...
- Include 'full title guarantee' in Right to Acquire conveyances
Browse 123 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
In the provisions of Part V, in the expressions—
In section 127 (value of the dwelling-house)—
In section 129 (discount)— (a) in subsection (1) for the...
In section 130(2) (reduction of discount where previous discount given)...
Omit section 131 (limits on amount of discount).
In section 136 (change of secure tenant after notice claiming...
For section 140(3) (landlord’s first notice to complete) substitute—
Omit sections 143 to 153 (right to acquire on rent...
Omit sections 153A (tenant’s notices of delay) and 153B (payments...
For section 154(1) (registration of title) substitute—
In section 155 (repayment of discount on early disposal)—
In the provisions in Part V, for the expression “right...
In section 156 (liability to repay is a charge on...
Omit section 157 (restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National...
Omit section 158 (consideration for reconveyance or surrender under s....
In section 162 (exempted disposals which end liability under covenants)...
In section 163 (treatment of options) omit subsection (2).
Omit sections 164 to 170 (various powers of the Secretary...
Omit section 171 (power to extend the right to buy,...
Omit sections 171A to 171H (preservation of the right to...
Omit section 173 (exclusion of shared ownership leases granted under...
For section 174 (leases granted under this Part to be...
For section 118(1) (the right to buy) substitute— (1) A tenant of a registered social landlord who satisfies...
In section 176 (notices)— (a) omit subsections (1) and (2);...
Omit section 177 (errors and omissions in notices).
For section 178 (costs) substitute— Costs An agreement between the landlord and a tenant claiming to...
In section 179 (provisions restricting right to buy etc. of...
In section 180 (statutory declarations) omit “or the Secretary of...
In section 181(1) (jurisdiction of county court)—
Omit section 182 (power to repeal or amend local Acts)....
In section 184 (land let with or used for the...
In section 188 (index of defined expressions: Part V) omit...
In Schedule 4 (qualifying period for the right to buy...
At the end of section 122 (tenant’s notice claiming to...
In Schedule 5 (exceptions to the right to buy)—
In Schedule 6 (conveyance of freehold and grant of lease...
Omit Schedule 6A (redemption of landlord’s share) and Schedule 9A...
After section 124 (landlord’s notice admitting or denying the right...
In section 125 (landlord’s notice of purchase price and other...
In section 125A (2)(b) (estimates and information about service charges)...
For section 125 D(1) (tenant’s notice of intention) substitute—
For section 126(1)(b) (purchase price) substitute— (b) the discount to...
The right to acquire
Qualifying period for right to acquire
Exceptions to the right to acquire
Circumstances in which the right to acquire cannot be exercised
Tenant’s notice claiming to exercise right to acquire
Claim to share right to acquire with members of family
Landlord’s offer of an alternative dwelling-house
Reference period for purposes of ss. 125A and 125B
Tenant’s notice of intention
Landlord’s notice in default
Purchase price
Value of dwelling-house
Discount
Reduction of discount where previous discount given
Change of tenant after notice claiming right to acquire
Change of landlord after notice claiming right to acquire
Terms and effect of conveyance or grant
Landlord’s first notice to complete
Landlord’s second notice to complete
Repayment of discount on early disposal
Relevant disposals
Exempted disposals
Meaning of “compulsory disposal”
Exempted disposals which end liability under covenants
Treatment of options
Exclusion of leases where landlord is housing association and freeholder is a charity
Leases granted under this Part to be treated as long leases at a low rent
Determination of price payable
Notices
Costs
Provisions restricting right to acquire
Statutory declarations
Jurisdiction of county court
Meaning of “house”, “flat” and “dwelling-house”
Land let with or used for purposes of dwelling-house
Meaning of “secure tenancy” and “secure tenant”
Members of a person’s family
Minor definitions
Index of defined expressions: Part V
The period to be taken into account for the purposes...
For the purpose of determining whether at any time a...
A period qualifies under this paragraph if it is a...
For the purposes of paragraph 2 a person who, as...
(1) This paragraph applies where the public sector tenant of...
A period qualifies under this paragraph if it is a...
(1) In this Schedule a “public sector tenant” means a...
(1) The landlord condition is, subject to paragraph 7A and...
(1) The landlord condition shall be treated as having been...
(1) The landlord condition shall also be treated as having...
The tenant condition is that the tenant was an individual...
(1) The right to acquire does not arise if the...
(1) The right to acquire does not arise if the...
(1) The right to acquire does not arise if the...
The right to acquire does not arise if the dwelling-house...
The right to acquire does not arise if the landlord...
The right to acquire does not arise unless the landlord...
(1) The right to acquire does not arise if the...
The right to acquire does not arise if the dwelling-house...
(1) The right to acquire does not arise if—
(1) The right to acquire does not arise if the...
The conveyance or grant shall not exclude or restrict the...
A lease shall be for the appropriate term defined in...
(1) If at the time the grant is made the...
Where the dwelling-house is a flat and the tenant enjoyed,...
(1) This paragraph applies where the landlord’s interest in the...
Unless otherwise agreed between the landlord and the tenant, there...
(1) Where a lease of a flat requires the tenant...
(1) Where a lease of a flat requires the tenant...
(1) The Secretary of State may by order prescribe—
Avoidance of certain provisions
Where the dwelling-house is a flat, a provision of the...
A provision of the lease, or of an agreement collateral...
(1) The conveyance or grant shall, by virtue of this...
A charge (however created or arising) on the interest of...
The conveyance or grant shall include— (a) such provisions (if...
The conveyance or grant shall include such provisions (if any)...
Subject to paragraph 6, and to Parts II and III...
A provision of the conveyance or lease is void in...
In this Schedule— “incumbrances” includes personal liabilities attaching in respect...
The conveyance shall not exclude or restrict the all estate...
(1) The conveyance shall be of an estate in fee...
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