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United Kingdom
The Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997

The Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997

In forceThis text since 5 Mar 1997law://uk/uksi/1997/619@2026-11-12

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Contents

1 Citation and commencement
2 Modification to the Right to Buy
Schedule 1 Modifications to part V of the housing act 1985
Schedule 2 Part V as it applies in cases where the right to acquire applies
Schedule 4 Qualifying period for right to acquire and discount
Schedule 5 Exceptions to the right to acquire
Schedule 6 Conveyance of freehold and grant of lease in pursuance of right to acquire

Contents

1 Citation and commencement
2 Modification to the Right to Buy
Schedule 1 Modifications to part V of the housing act 1985
Schedule 2 Part V as it applies in cases where the right to acquire applies
Schedule 4 Qualifying period for right to acquire and discount
Schedule 5 Exceptions to the right to acquire
Schedule 6 Conveyance of freehold and grant of lease in pursuance of right to acquire

Contents

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1 · Citation and commencement
2 · Modification to the Right to Buy
1. (1) Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (the right to buy) as it applies in relation to the right under section 16 of the Housing Act 1996 (right of tenant to acquir
2. (2) Part V of the Housing Act 1985 as it applies by virtue of paragraph (1) is set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Schedule 1 · Modifications to part V of the housing act 1985
Schedule 2 · Part V as it applies in cases where the right to acquire applies
1. The right to acquire
Schedule 4 · Qualifying period for right to acquire and discount
Schedule 5 · Exceptions to the right to acquire
Schedule 6 · Conveyance of freehold and grant of lease in pursuance of right to acquire

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Key facts

Type: Statutory instrument · UKSI 1997/619
Made by: UK Government (statutory instrument)
Extent: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

History · 1 version

5 Mar 1997Reading

Connections

Amended by 3: The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016; The Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2012; The Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2006

Defined terms · 20

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a loan agreement
means an agreement— a for a loan between a lender and the landlord which is wholly or partly secured by a charge (however created or arising) on the landlord’s interest in the dwelling-house, b which specifies the portion of the maximum amount which the landlord may borrow in any period which is attributable to the dwelling-house, and c which is for the purpose of the provision of monies for use in connection with the acquisition of land held for housing purposes and housing stock pursuant to a disposal under section 32 (power to dispose of land held for the purposes of this Part) of the Housing Act 1985;
compulsory disposal
means a disposal of property which is acquired compulsorily, or is acquired by a person who has made or would have made, or for whom another person has made or would have made, a compulsory purchase order authorising its compulsory purchase for the purposes for which it is acquired.
dwelling-house
includes any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the dwelling-house or usually enjoyed with it.
housing purposes
means the purposes for which dwelling-houses are held by local housing authorities under Part II (provision of housing) or purposes corresponding to those purposes.
improvement
means, in relation to a dwelling-house, any alteration in, or addition to, the dwelling-house and includes— (a) any addition to, or alteration in, landlord’s fixtures and fittings and any addition or alteration connected with the provision of services to the dwelling-house, (b) the erection of a wireless or television aerial, and (c) the carrying out of external decoration and shall be similarly construed in relation to any other building or land;
improvement contribution
means an amount payable by a tenant of a flat in respect of improvements to the flat, the building in which it is situated or any other building or land, other than works carried out in discharge of any such obligations as are referred to in paragraph 16A(1) of Schedule 6 (obligation to repair, reinstate, etc.);
incumbrances
includes personal liabilities attaching in respect of the ownership of land or an interest in land though not charged on the land or interest;
intensive housing assistance
means the provision by the landlord to persons with special needs of assistance on housing issues which is significantly greater than the assistance which is generally provided by registered social landlords to tenants who do not have special needs. 3 In this paragraph “persons who have special needs” means persons who are vulnerable as a result of age, physical disability or illness, a mental disorder or impairment of any kind, drug or alcohol addiction, violence or the threat of violence by a member of a person’s family, or other special reason.”
loan agreement
means an agreement—
long tenancy
means— (a) a long tenancy within the meaning of Part IV, (b), or (c) a tenancy falling within paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983;
mental disorder
has the same meaning as in the Mental Health Act 1983.
persons who have special needs
means persons who are vulnerable as a result of age, physical disability or illness, a mental disorder or impairment of any kind, drug or alcohol addiction, violence or the threat of violence by a member of a person’s family, or other special reason.”
previous discount
means a discount given before the relevant time—
public sector tenant
means a tenant under a public sector tenancy.
public subsidy
means grant or other financial assistance of any kind used by the landlord in whole or in part in connection with the acquisition, construction (including the costs of development and the acquisition of land), repair, maintenance or improvement of the dwelling-house where such grant or assistance is received from— • the Housing Corporation in England and Housing for Wales in Wales under section 18 of the Housing Act 1996 (social housing grants), • the Secretary of State under section 126 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 under the programme designated “City Challenge” in England and the programmes designated the “Strategic Development Scheme” and “Welsh Capital Challenge” in Wales, • a local housing authority where grant is paid pursuant to an application by the landlord under Part VIII (grants towards the costs of improvements and repairs, etc.) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 or Chapter I of Part I (grants &c. for renewal of private sector housing) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, • National Lottery, and • a local authority in a case where the local authority has conveyed the freehold or the l
relevant costs
means the costs incurred by the landlord in respect of the dwelling-house, the construction of the dwelling-house (including the costs of development works and the acquisition of land) but does not include the costs of—
relevant matters
means matters relating to the grant.
rentcharge
has the same meaning as in the Rentcharges Act 1977;
tenancy from the Crown
means a tenancy of land in which there is a Crown interest superior to the tenancy, and “Crown interest” and “appropriate authority” mean respectively—
the relevant costs
means the costs incurred by the landlord in respect of the acquisition of the dwelling-house, the construction of the dwelling-house (including the costs of development works and the acquisition of land) but does not include the costs of— a works of repair or maintenance;

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