(1)Where a landlord on which an application to purchase has been served disputes the tenant’s right to purchase a house under section 61, it shall by notice (referred to in this Part as a “notice of refusal”) served within one month after service of the application to purchase—
(a)refuse the application; or
(b)offer to sell the house to the tenant under section 14, or under any other power which the landlord has to sell the house.
(2)Where a landlord on which an application to purchase has been served, after reasonable enquiry (which shall include reasonable opportunity for the tenant to amend his application), is of the opinion that information contained in the application is incorrect in a material respect it shall issue a notice of refusal within 2 months of the application to purchase.
(3)A notice of refusal shall specify the grounds on which the landlord disputes the tenant’s right to purchase or, as the case may be, the accuracy of the information.
(4)Where a landlord serves a notice of refusal on a tenant under this section, the tenant may within one month thereafter apply to the Lands Tribunal for a finding that he has a right to purchase the house under section 61 on such terms as it may determine.