Housing Act 1985

[F1121ZARestriction on exercising the right to buy in WalesE+W

(1)The right to buy cannot be exercised in respect of a dwelling-house in Wales unless—

(a)the dwelling-house is from previously let social housing stock, or

(b)any of the cases specified in section 121ZB applies, or has applied, in respect of the dwelling-house.

(2)For the purposes of this Part—

(a)a dwelling-house is from previously let social housing stock if, at any time during the period of six months ending with the relevant date, it has been—

(i)let under a secure tenancy,

(ii)let under an introductory tenancy (within the meaning given by Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)),

(iii)let under a demoted tenancy (within the meaning given by section 143A of the Housing Act 1996), or

(iv)a qualifying dwelling-house in relation to the preserved right to buy (see section 171B);

(b)“relevant date” means the day on which section 2 of the Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Act 2017 comes into force.

(3)This section does not affect the computation of any period under Schedule 4.]

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