‘Paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to Housing Act 1985 provides that a property is exempt from the Right to Buy where:
11.—
(1) The right to buy does not arise if the dwelling-house—
(a) is particularly suitable, having regard to its location, size, design, heating system and other features, for occupation by elderly persons, and
(b) was let to the tenant or a predecessor in title of his for occupation by a person who was aged 60 or more (whether the tenant or predecessor or another person).’
Nearly Legal, 25th July 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
