SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Exceptions to the Right to Buy

Certain dwelling-houses for the disabled

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(1)

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.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)(a) “mental disorder” has the same meaning as in the M1Mental Health Act 1983