Registration of title under Schedule 12 HA 1988 s.108
HA 1988 s.108 makes Schedule 12 govern registration of title and related matters on Part IV acquisitions and subsequent disposals.
Schedule 12 to this Act shall have effect with respect to registration of title and related matters arising on acquisitions of property under this Part and disposals of property so acquired.
Text in force at .
Source: legislation.gov.uk — The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), reproduced under licence Open Government Licence v3.0.
What it actually says
This section brings Schedule 12 of the Housing Act 1988 into effect for registration of title.
Schedule 12 sets out the detailed rules for registering the title to land when a tenant buys their home under Part IV (the right to acquire) and when that home is later sold.
'Registration of title' means recording ownership at HM Land Registry; 'related matters' include applications, documents, and fees.
When it applies
- A tenant exercises the right to acquire the freehold of their house; the registration of that title is governed by Schedule 12.
- The tenant later sells the house to a third party; the registration of the new owner's title is also governed by Schedule 12.
- A housing association disposes of a property it acquired under Part IV; the registration of that disposal follows Schedule 12.
- A tenant's solicitor prepares the registration application after a right-to-acquire purchase; the required forms and evidence are set out in Schedule 12.
What this section does not say
- This section does not set the price or procedure for exercising the right to acquire; those are in other sections of Part IV (e.g., s.100–s.107).
- It does not define what counts as a 'disposal' for these purposes; that is defined elsewhere in the Act.
- It does not cover registration of title for properties acquired under other parts of the Housing Act 1988, such as assured tenancies under s.1.
- It does not specify the fees or time limits for registration; those are either in Schedule 12 itself or in Land Registry practice.
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