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(1)After section 12 of the Housing Act 1996 insert—
(1)Where on a disposal of a house by a registered social landlord, in accordance with a consent given by the Relevant Authority under section 9, a discount has been given to the purchaser, and the consent does not provide otherwise, the conveyance, grant or assignment shall contain the following covenant, which shall be binding on the purchaser and his successors in title.
(2)The covenant shall be to the effect that, until the end of the period of ten years beginning with the conveyance, grant or assignment, there will be no relevant disposal which is not an exempted disposal, unless the prescribed conditions have been satisfied in relation to that or a previous such disposal.
(3)In subsection (2) “the prescribed conditions” means such conditions as are prescribed by regulations under this section at the time when the conveyance, grant or assignment is made.
(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe such conditions as he considers appropriate for and in connection with conferring on—
(a)a registered social landlord which has made a disposal as mentioned in subsection (1), or
(b)such other person as is determined in accordance with the regulations,
a right of first refusal to have a disposal within subsection (5) made to him for such consideration as is mentioned in section 12B.
(5)The disposals within this subsection are—
(a)a reconveyance or conveyance of the house; and
(b)a surrender or assignment of the lease.
(6)Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision—
(a)for the purchaser to offer to make such a disposal to such person or persons as may be prescribed;
(b)for a prescribed recipient of such an offer to be able either to accept the offer or to nominate some other person as the person by whom the offer may be accepted;
(c)for the person who may be so nominated to be either a person of a prescribed description or a person whom the prescribed recipient considers, having regard to any prescribed matters, to be a more appropriate person to accept the offer;
(d)for a prescribed recipient making such a nomination to give a notification of the nomination to the person nominated, the purchaser and any other prescribed person;
(e)for authorising a nominated person to accept the offer and for determining which acceptance is to be effective where the offer is accepted by more than one person;
(f)for the period within which the offer may be accepted or within which any other prescribed step is to be, or may be, taken;
(g)for the circumstances in which the right of first refusal lapses (whether following the service of a notice to complete or otherwise) with the result that the purchaser is able to make a disposal on the open market;
(h)for the manner in which any offer, acceptance or notification is to be communicated.
(7)In subsection (6) any reference to the purchaser is a reference to the purchaser or his successor in title.
Nothing in that subsection affects the generality of subsection (4).
(8)Regulations under this section—
(a)may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case; and
(b)shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(9)The limitation imposed by a covenant within subsection (2) is a local land charge.
(10)The Chief Land Registrar must enter in the register of title a restriction reflecting the limitation imposed by any such covenant.
(11)Where there is a relevant disposal which is an exempted disposal by virtue of section 15(4)(d) or (e) (compulsory disposal or disposal of yard, garden, &c)—
(a)the covenant required by this section is not binding on the person to whom the disposal is made or any successor in title of his, and
(b)the covenant ceases to apply in relation to the property disposed of.
(1)The consideration for a disposal made in respect of a right of first refusal as mentioned in section 12A(4) shall be such amount as may be agreed between the parties, or determined by the district valuer, as being the amount which is to be taken to be the value of the house at the time when the offer is made (as determined in accordance with regulations under that section).
(2)That value shall be taken to be the price which, at that time, the interest to be reconveyed, conveyed, surrendered or assigned would realise if sold on the open market by a willing vendor, on the assumption that any liability under the covenant required by section 11 (repayment of discount on early disposal) would be discharged by the vendor.
(3)If the offer is accepted in accordance with regulations under section 12A, no payment shall be required in pursuance of any such covenant as is mentioned in subsection (2), but the consideration shall be reduced, subject to subsection (4), by such amount (if any) as, on a disposal made at the time the offer was made, being a relevant disposal which is not an exempted disposal, would fall to be paid under that covenant.
(4)Where there is a charge on the house having priority over the charge to secure payment of the sum due under the covenant mentioned in subsection (2), the consideration shall not be reduced under subsection (3) below the amount necessary to discharge the outstanding sum secured by the first-mentioned charge at the date of the offer (as determined in accordance with regulations under section 12A).”
(2)In section 13(1) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (restriction on disposal of houses in National Parks, &c), after “restriction on assignment)” insert “ or a covenant as mentioned in section 12A(2) of this Act (right of first refusal for registered social landlord) ”.
(3)The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to a disposal under section 8 of that Act if—
(a)the purchaser has accepted an offer for the disposal of the house from the landlord, or
(b)the landlord has accepted an offer for the disposal of the house from the purchaser,
before the day on which this section comes into force.
Commencement Information
I1S. 200 wholly in force at 18.1.2005; s. 200 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent and in force otherwise at 18.1.2005, see s. 270(2)(b)(3)(a)
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