Part 2Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 5Disposal of property
Regulator’s consent
173Exceptions
1
This section lists exceptions to the requirement of consent in section 172.
2
Exception 1 is that consent is not required for disposal by a registered provider by way of—
a
an assured tenancy,
b
an assured agricultural occupancy,
c
an arrangement that would be an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy but for any of paragraphs 4 to 8, 12(1)(h) and 12ZA to 12B of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) (exclusions),
d
a secure tenancy, or
e
an arrangement that would be a secure tenancy but for any of paragraphs 2 to 12 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (exclusions).
3
Exception 2 is that consent is not required for a disposal for which consent is required under—
a
section 81 or 133 of the Housing Act 1988, or
b
section 173 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42).
4
Exception 3 is that consent is not required for a disposal under Part V of the Housing Act 1985 (right to buy).
5
Exception 4 is that consent is not required for a disposal in pursuance of a tenant’s right to acquire under—
a
section 180, or
b
section 16 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (tenant’s right to acquire social housing in Wales).