The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations modify Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (the right to buy) for cases where an authority or body disposes of a qualifying dwelling-house let to a secure tenant and the tenant’s right to buy is preserved by section 171A of that Act, subject to the transitional provisions in regulation 1(2).

They consolidate the previous regulations on this and take account of the amendments made to Part V of the 1985 Act by the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. In particular, they disapply the provisions on rent to mortgage added to Part V by the 1993 Act. The modifications are made by regulation 2 and Schedule 1. Part V of the 1985 Act as so modified is set out in Schedule 2.

The Regulations also modify Part V of the 1985 Act in a case where the tenant has the right to defer completion under section 142 of that Act (which was repealed by the 1993 Act subject to transitional provisions). The modifications are made by regulation 3 and Schedule 3. Part V of the 1985 Act as so modified is set out in Schedule 2 as modified by Schedule 4.