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

Refusal of applications

68.—(1) Where a landlord on which an application to purchase has been served disputes the qualifying person’s right to purchase a qualifying house under section 61, it shall by notice (referred to in this Part as a “notice of refusal”) served within one month after service of the application to purchase–

(a) refuse the application.

(2) Where a landlord on which an application to purchase has been served, after reasonable enquiry (which shall include reasonable opportunity for the qualifying person to amend his application), is of the opinion that information contained in the application is incorrect in a material respect it shall issue a notice of refusal within 2 months of the application to purchase.

(3) A notice of refusal shall specify the grounds on which the landlord disputes the qualifying person’s right to purchase or, as the case may be, the accuracy of the information.

(4) Where a landlord serves a notice of refusal on a qualifying person under this section, the qualifying person may within one month thereafter apply to the Lands Tribunal for a finding that he has a right to purchase the qualifying house under section 61 on such terms as it may determine.