The New Towns (Transfer of Housing Stock) Regulations 1990

Disposal to approved persons following a notice in reply

15.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to any dwellings where—

(a) regulations 12 and 14 do not apply; and

(b) an approved person (“the first approved person”) has served the notice in reply referred to in regulation 11(2) in relation to the dwellings, and is willing to acquire those dwellings under these Regulations.

(2) Where this regulation applies, the new town corporation shall serve a notice on the tenants of those dwellings—

(a) informing them of their right to find another approved person to acquire the dwellings; and

(b) containing such statement approved by the corporation and prepared by the first approved person of that person’s intentions regarding the dwellings and the terms under which they will be let after the transfer.

(3) If within 9 months of the date of the notice to tenants served by the corporation under paragraph (2) and, in respect of dwellings to which that notice relates, an approved person (“the second approved person”) other than the first approved person serves a notice on the corporation that that person is willing to accept the transfer of specified blocks of flats, groups of sheltered housing or other dwellings under these Regulations and that—

(a) in respect of such blocks of flats and groups of sheltered housing, the tenants of more than half the flats in each block or half the dwellings in each group; and

(b) in respect of such other dwellings which are not in blocks of flats or groups of sheltered housing, the tenants,

have given a notice to that second approved person agreeing to that transfer, the corporation shall, subject to section 172(4) of the 1989 Act and the agreement of that approved person to the terms of the transfer, transfer those blocks of flats, groups of sheltered housing and other dwellings to that approved person.

(4) Where a dwelling is let to joint tenants, the notice by tenants referred to in paragraph (3) shall be given by them jointly.

(5) The corporation shall after the expiry of the 9 month period referred to in paragraph (3), transfer to the first approved person the dwellings mentioned in paragraph (2) not transferred or to be transferred under paragraph (3), subject to section 172(4) of the 1989 Act and the agreement of that person to the terms of the transfer.