[F111AIncrease in value of house attributable to home improvements to be disregardedE+W
(1)In calculating the maximum amount which may be demanded by the landlord under section 11, such amount (if any) of the price or premium paid for the first relevant disposal which is attributable to improvements made to the house—
(a)by the person by whom the disposal is, or is to be, made, and
(b)after the conveyance, grant or assignment and before the disposal,
shall be disregarded.
(2)The amount to be disregarded under this section shall be such amount as may be agreed between the parties or determined by the district valuer.
(3)The district valuer shall not be required by virtue of this section to make a determination for the purposes of this section unless—
(a)it is reasonably practicable for him to do so; and
(b)his reasonable costs in making the determination are paid by the person by whom the disposal is, or is to be, made.
(4)If the district valuer does not make a determination for the purposes of this section (and in default of an agreement), no amount is required to be disregarded under this section.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 11-11B substituted for s. 11 (18.1.2005) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 199(1), 270(3)(a) (with s. 199(3))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 1: The system of "registered social landlords" under this Part is replaced (8.9.2008 for specified purposes and 1.12.2008, 16.2.2009, 1.4.2009, 7.9.2009 and 1.4.2010 for further purposes) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), Pt. 2. This Part continues to apply in relation to Wales with certain provisions applied in relation to England and certain provisions preserved although they apply to England only, see s. 60 of the affecting Act; S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 3 (with arts. 6-13); S.I. 2009/363, art. 2; S.I. 2009/803, art. 7; S.I. 2009/2096, art. 2(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
C2Ss. 11-12 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 179, 325(1) (with s. 189); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)