Housing Act 1985

Certain dwelling-houses for the disabled E+W

6 E+W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 paras. 6, 8 repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), ss. 123(2)(3), 140(2), Sch. 18 (with a saving in s.123(3))

7 E+W The right to buy does not arise if the dwelling-house has features which are substantially different from those of ordinary dwelling-houses and are designed to make it suitable for occupation by physically disabled persons, and—

(a) it is one of a group of dwelling-houses which it is the practice of the landlord to let for occupation by physically disabled persons, and

(b) a social service or special facilities are provided in close proximity to the group of dwelling-houses wholly or partly for the purpose of assisting those persons.

8 E+W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 5 paras. 6, 8 repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), ss. 123(2)(3), 140(2), Sch. 18 (with a saving in s.123(3))

9 (1) The right to buy does not arise if— E+W

(a) the dwelling-house is one of a group of dwelling-houses which it is the practice of the landlord to let for occupation by persons who are suffering or have suffered from a mental disorder, and

(b) a social service or special facilities are provided wholly or partly for the purpose of assisting those persons.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) “mental disorder” has the same meaning as in the M1 Mental Health Act 1983

Marginal Citations

M1 1983 c. 20.