Certain dwelling-houses for the disabledE+W
6E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 paras. 6, 8 repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), ss. 123(2)(3), 140(2), Sch. 18 (with a saving in s.123(3))
7E+WThe right to buy does not arise if the dwelling-house has features which are substantially different from those of ordinary dwelling-houses and are designed to make it suitable for occupation by physically disabled persons, and—
(a)it is one of a group of dwelling-houses which it is the practice of the landlord to let for occupation by physically disabled persons, and
(b)a social service or special facilities are provided in close proximity to the group of dwelling-houses wholly or partly for the purpose of assisting those persons.
8E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 5 paras. 6, 8 repealed by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), ss. 123(2)(3), 140(2), Sch. 18 (with a saving in s.123(3))
9(1)The right to buy does not arise if—E+W
(a)the dwelling-house is one of a group of dwelling-houses which it is the practice of the landlord to let for occupation by persons who are suffering or have suffered from a mental disorder, and
(b)a social service or special facilities are provided wholly or partly for the purpose of assisting those persons.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)(a) “mental disorder” has the same meaning as in the M1Mental Health Act 1983
Marginal Citations