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Housing Act 1985, Section 128B is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1128BReview of determination of valueE+W

(1)The district valuer must review the section 128 determination as soon as reasonably practicable after serving a review notice.

(2)Subsection (3) applies if, following the review, the district valuer decides that neither of the withdrawal conditions is met.

(3)The district valuer must, as soon as reasonably practicable, serve on the landlord and the tenant a notice stating—

(a)the decision;

(b)the reasons for it; and

(c)that no further determination or (as the case may be) re-determination is to be made under this section.

(4)Subsection (5) applies if, following the review, the district valuer decides that either withdrawal condition is met or both are met.

(5)The district valuer must—

(a)as soon as reasonably practicable, withdraw the section 128 determination by serving a further determination notice on the landlord and the tenant; and

(b)make a further determination or (as the case may be) re-determination of the value of the dwelling-house at the relevant time.

(6)Before making such a determination or re-determination, the district valuer must consider any representation made to the valuer by the landlord or the tenant before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the further determination notice was served.

(7)As soon as practicable after such a determination or re-determination has been made, the landlord must serve on the tenant a determination effect notice.

(8)A determination effect notice is a notice stating—

(a)the effect of the further determination or (as the case may be) re-determination; and

(b)the matters mentioned in section 125(2) and (3).

(9)For the purposes of this section, the withdrawal conditions are—

(a)that a significant error was made in the section 128 determination; or

(b)that the district valuer did not comply with section 128(4) in relation to the section 128 determination.

(10)This section does not apply to a determination which is subject to a re-determination required in pursuance of section 128(3) (but this does not prevent this section applying to the re-determination).

(11)In this section—

  • “a further determination notice” is a notice stating—

    (a)

    that the section 128 determination is withdrawn;

    (b)

    the reasons for the withdrawal; and

    (c)

    that a further determination or (as the case may be) re-determination of the value of the dwelling-house at the relevant time will be made;

  • significant error ”, in relation to the section 128 determination, means an error of fact, or a number of such errors, made in the section 128 determination as a result of which the value of the dwelling-house determined or (as the case may be) re-determined was at least 5% more or less than it would otherwise have been. ]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 128A, 128B inserted (22.9.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 306(2), 325(2) (with s. 306(12))

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