The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1993

Determination of value by district valuer

128.—(1) Any question arising under this Part as to the value of a qualifying dwelling-house at the relevant time shall be determined by the district valuer in accordance with this section.

(2) A qualifying person may require that value to be determined, or as the case may be re-determined, by a notice in writing served on the landlord not later than three months after the service on him of the notice under section 125 (landlord’s notice of purchase price and other matters) or, if proceedings are then pending between the landlord and the qualifying person for the determination of any other question arising under this Part, within three months of the final determination of the proceedings.

(3) If such proceedings are begun after a previous determination under this section—

(a) the qualifying person may, by notice in writing served on the landlord within four weeks of the final determination of the proceedings, require the value of the qualifying dwelling-house at the relevant time to be re-determined, and

(b) the landlord may at any time within those four weeks, whether or not a notice under paragraph (a) is served, require the district valuer to re-determine that value;

and where the landlord requires a re-determination to be made in pursuance of this subsection, it shall serve on the qualifying person a notice stating that the requirement is being or has been made.

(4) Before making a determination or re-determination in pursuance of this section, the district valuer shall consider any representation made to him by the landlord or the qualifying person within four weeks from the service of the qualifying person’s notice under this section or, as the case may be, from the service of the landlord’s notice under subsection (3).

(5) As soon as practicable after a determination or re-determination has been made in pursuance of this section, the landlord shall serve on the qualifying person a notice stating the effect of the determination or re-determination and the matters mentioned in section 125(2) and (3) (terms for exercise of right to buy).