SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5 Exceptions to the Right to Buy
Certain dwelling-houses for the disabled
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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.
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The right to buy does not arise if—
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.
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In sub-paragraph (1)(a) “mental disorder” has the same meaning as in the M1Mental Health Act 1983