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The Housing (Right to Acquire) Regulations 1997

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Landlord with insufficient interest in the property

4.  The right to acquire does not arise unless the landlord owns the freehold or has an interest sufficient to grant a lease in pursuance of this Part for—

(a)where the dwelling-house is a house, a term exceeding 21 years, or

(b)where the dwelling-house is a flat, a term of not less than 50 years,

commencing, in either case, with the date on which the tenant’s notice claiming to exercise the right to acquire is served.

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