Housing and Planning Act 1986

40 (1) Schedule 4 to the [1985 c. 68.] Housing Act 1985 (the qualifying period for the right to buy) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 5 insert—

“Periods during which right to buy is preserved

5A A period qualifies under this paragraph if it is a period during which, before the relevant time—

(a) the secure tenant, or

(b) his spouse (if they are living together at the relevant time), or

(c) a deceased spouse of his (if they were living together at the time of the death),

was a qualifying person for the purposes of the preserved right to buy or was the spouse of such a person and occupied the qualifying dwelling-house as his only or principal home.”.

(3) In paragraph 7 (the landlord condition for qualifying period)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), in the opening words, after " subject to " insert " paragraph 7A and to ", and omit the words from " a housing co-operative " to " management functions) ";

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), omit the words from " a housing cooperative " to " 1975 ".

(4) After paragraph 7 insert—

“7A (1) The landlord condition shall be treated as having been satisfied in the case of a dwelling-house comprised in a housing co-operative agreement made—

(a) in England and Wales, by a local housing authority, new town corporation or the Development Board for Rural Wales, or

(b) in Scotland, by an islands or district council,

if the interest of the landlord belonged to the housing cooperative.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) " housing co-operative agreement" and " housing co-operative "—

(a) as regards England and Wales have the same meaning as in section 27B (agreements with housing co-operatives under superseded provisions), and

(b) as regards Scotland mean an agreement made under section 5 of the Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975 and a housing co-operative within the meaning of that section.”.