8SIn deciding whether a refusal or a condition is reasonable the court is to have regard in particular to—
(a)the safety of occupiers of the house or of any other premises,
(b)any expenditure which the landlord is likely to incur as a result of the work,
(c)whether the work is likely to reduce the value of the house or of any premises of which it forms part, or to make the house or such premises less suitable for letting or for sale, F1...
(d)any effect which the work is likely to have on the extent of the accommodation provided by the house, [F2and
(e)any code of practice issued by the [F3Commission for Equality and Human Rights] which relates to this Part.]
Textual Amendments
F1Word in sch. 5 para. 8 repealed (4.12.2006) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), ss. 54(a), 195(3) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2006/395, art. 2
F2Sch. 5 para. 8(e) and word inserted (4.12.2006) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), ss. 54(b), 195(3) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2006/395, art. 2
F3Words in sch. 5 para. 8(e) substituted (1.10.2007) by Equality Act 2006 (c. 3), s. 93(1), Sch. 3 para. 62 (with s. 92); S.I. 2007/2603, art. 2(d)