The Housing (Extension of Right to Buy) Order 1987

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Extension of the right to buy

5. 4. Consequential, supplementary and transitional provisions

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE

      MODIFICATIONS OF PART V

      1. 1. In section 118 (the right to buy), for subsection (1)...

      2. 2. In section 122 (tenant’s notice claiming to exercise right to...

      3. 3. After section 122 (tenant’s notice claiming to exercise right to...

      4. 4. In section 123 (claim to share right to buy with...

      5. 5. For section 124 (landlord’s notice admitting or denying right to...

      6. 6. After section 124 insert — Withdrawal of tenant’s notice (1) If the tenant wishes to withdraw a notice served...

      7. 7. In section 125 (landlord’s notice of purchase price and other...

      8. 8. In section 125A (estimates and information about service charges) —...

      9. 9. Omit section 125B (estimates and information about improvement contributions).

      10. 10. In section 125C (reference period for purpose of s.125A) —...

      11. 11. In section 126 (purchase price) — (a) in subsection (1),...

      12. 12. In section 127 (value of dwelling-house) —

      13. 13. (1) In section 128 (determination of value by district valuer)...

      14. 14. In section 132 (the right to a mortgage) for subsection...

      15. 15. In section 133 (the amount to be secured) —

      16. 16. In section 134 (tenant’s notice claiming to exercise right to...

      17. 17. In section 135 (landlord’s notice of amount and terms of...

      18. 18. In section 136 (change of secure tenant after notice claiming...

      19. 20. In section 138 (duty of landlord to convey freehold) —...

      20. 21. After section 138 insert — (1) On completion the freeholder shall pay —

      21. 22. In section 139 (terms and effect of conveyance and mortgage)...

      22. 23. In section 140 (freeholder’s first notice to complete) —

      23. 24. In section 141 (freeholder’s second notice to complete) and section...

      24. 25. Omit sections 143 to 153 and Schedules 8 and 9...

      25. 26. In section 154 (registration of title) —

      26. 27. In section 155 (repayment of discount on early disposal) —...

      27. 28. In section 156 (liability to repay is a charge on...

      28. 29. In section 157 (restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National...

      29. 30. In section 158 (consideration for reconveyance under s.157) —

      30. 31. In section 159 (relevant disposals), in subsection (1)(a) omit the...

      31. 32. In section 160 (exempted disposals), in subsection (1)(a) omit the...

      32. 33. In section 164 (Secretary of State’s general power to intervene)...

      33. 34. In section 165 (vesting orders for purposes of s.164) —...

      34. 35. In section 166 (other provisions supplementary to s.164) —

      35. 36. After section 166 (other provisions supplementary to s.164) insert —...

      36. 37. In section 167 (power to give directions as to covenants...

      37. 38. In section 168 (effect of direction under s.167 on existing...

      38. 39. In section 169 (power to obtain information, etc.) —

      39. 40. In section 170 (power to give assistance in connection with...

      40. 41. Omit sections 171 (power to extend right to buy etc.)...

      41. 42. In section 176 (notices), in subsections (2) and (4), after...

      42. 43. In section 177 (errors and omissions in notices) —

      43. 44. After section 177 insert — Assistance to freeholder. The landlord and any intermediate landlord shall —

      44. 45. In section 178 (costs) — (a) for subsection (1) substitute...

      45. 46. In section 179 (provisions restricting right to buy, etc. of...

      46. 47. In section 180 (statutory declarations), for the word “landlord” in...

      47. 48. In section 181 (jurisdiction of county court), in subsection (1)...

      48. 49. In section 184 (land let with or used for purposes...

      49. 50. In section 187 (minor definitions), omit the definitions of “improvement...

      50. 51. In section 188 (index of defined expressions: Part V) —...

      51. 52. In Schedule 5 (exceptions to the right to buy) —...

      52. 53. In Schedule 6 (conveyance of freehold and grant of lease...

      53. 54. In Schedule 7 (mortgage in pursuance of right to a...

8. Explanatory Note