The Housing (Preservation of Right to Buy) Regulations 1989

Information for tenants

16G.—(1) The information which must be given to a tenant when he is asked to pay a relevant charge in respect of works itemised in the estimates is–

(a)a description of the works to which the relevant charge relates, together with an identification of the item in the estimates contained in the notice under section 125 (landlord’s notice of purchase price etc.) to which the works relate,

(b)whether or not further costs will be incurred in respect of which item in the initial period; and, if not, the last date in the initial period on which costs were incurred in respect of the item (whether or not further costs will be incurred after the end of the initial period),

(c)the amount of any payment made by a predecessor in title of the tenant in respect of such item, and

(d)an explanation in simple terms of the provisions of paragraphs 16B to 16E, to the extent that they are relevant.

(2) In this paragraph “relevant charge” means a service charge or an improvement contribution to which the provisions of paragraph 16B or 16C are or may be relevant.

16H.—(1) The information which must be given to a tenant when he is asked to pay a relevant charge in respect of works not itemised in the estimates contained in the notice under section 125 (landlord’s notice of purchase price etc.) is–

(a)a description of the works or that part of the works to which the relevant charge relates,

(b)the extent to which costs were incurred in respect of such works or part of the works in–

(i)any part of the initial period falling within the reference period, and

(ii)any part of the initial period not falling within the reference period,

(c)the amount of any payment made by a predecessor in title of the tenant which is relevant in relation to such works, and

(d)an explanation in simple terms of the provisions of paragraph 16B and paragraphs 16E and 16F, to the extent that they are relevant.

(2) In this paragraph “relevant charge” means a service charge or an improvement contribution to which the provisions of paragraph 16B or 16C are or may be relevant.