The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1993 No. 2241

SCHEDULE 3 TRANSITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO PART V OF THE HOUSING ACT 1985

2.  For subsection 140(3)(1) (landlord’s first notice to complete) substitute—

“(3) A notice under this section shall not be served earlier than—

(a) 12 months after the service of the landlord’s notice under section 125 (notice of purchase price and other matters), or

(b) three years after the service of the notice under section 122 (qualifying person’s notice claiming to exercise the right to buy) where the qualifying person is entitled to defer completion, if that period expires after the period specified in paragraph (a) above.”.

(1)

Section 140(3) was substituted by paragraph 12 of Schedule 21 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.