The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

DUTIES OF LANDLORDS

Duties of landlords

74.  It shall be the duty of every landlord of a qualifying house to which sections 61 to 84 and section 216 apply to make provision for the progression of applications under those sections in such manner as may be necessary to enable any qualifying person who wishes to exercise his rights under this Part to do so, and to comply with any regulations which may be made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State in that regard.

Agreements affecting right to purchase

75.—(1) Subject to sections 61(1), 67(1) and 72(1)–

(a) no qualifying person exercising or seeking to exercise a right to purchase under section 61(1) shall be obliged, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, to make any payment to or to lodge any deposit with the landlord which he would not have been obliged to make, or as the case may be lodge, had he not exercised (or sought to exercise) the right to purchase;

(b) a landlord is required neither to enter into, nor to induce (or seek to induce) any qualifying person to enter into, such agreement as is mentioned in paragraph (a), or into any agreement which purports to restrict that qualifying person’s right under this Part.

(2) Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) does not apply to the expenses in any court proceedings.