Part IVPreliminary

• HA 1988 s. 93 Right to acquire public landlord housing HA 1988 s. 93 gives approved persons the right to acquire fee simple property from public sector landlords occupied by qualifying secure tenants.
• HA 1988 s. 94 Approved applicants under Under HA 1988 s. 94, only approved bodies independent of public landlords can acquire housing; provisional revocation notice requires at least 14 days.
• HA 1988 s. 96 Applying to acquire landlord property Requirements for submitting an application to a public sector landlord under HA 1988 s. 96, specifying required plans and co-operative agreement rules.
• HA 1988 s. 97 Applicant's information and access rights Landlord must serve notice within 4 weeks of relevant date listing tenants. After 4 weeks, applicant can access property, inspect docs, get copies.
• HA 1988 s. 98 Determining Property to Include Under HA 1988 s. 98, the landlord has twelve weeks to serve notice excluding or adding property, and the applicant has four weeks to object in writing.
• HA 1988 s. 99 Determination of purchase price Landlord must serve notice of purchase price or disposal cost within 8 weeks. Applicant has 4 weeks to dispute. Disputes determined by district valuer.
• HA 1988 s. 100 Exclusions for Continuing Tenants HA 1988 s. 100 excludes houses of opting-out tenants from acquisition and requires applicants to lease flats back to landlords so tenants stay with them.
• HA 1988 s. 101 Tenancies granted after relevant date HA 1988 s. 101 prevents tenancies granted after the relevant date from becoming secure or assured, allowing termination on four weeks notice to quit.
• HA 1988 s. 102 Consultations by applicant The applicant must consult qualifying tenants and prescribed tenants within a prescribed period after a district valuer determination or landlord's notice.
• HA 1988 s. 103 Notice of intention to proceed (HA 1988 s.103) Rules for notice of intention to proceed with acquisition after s.102 consultation: time limits, required contents, and conditions based on tenant responses.
• HA 1988 s. 104 Duty to complete and consequences After dispute resolved, landlord must grant freehold, applicant must grant leases. Disposal cost may be paid by instalments. Duties enforceable by injunction.
• HA 1988 s. 105 HA 1988 s.105: consent for disposal by new landlord HA 1988 s.105: new landlord must get Secretary of State consent to dispose of property, unless exempt (s.105(7)). Tenants must be consulted.
• HA 1988 s. 106 Advice and assistance services HA 1988 s. 106 allows the Corporation to provide advice and information to public sector tenants and persons seeking approval under section 94.
• HA 1988 s. 107 Legal assistance for tenant acquisitions The Housing Corporation may fund or arrange legal help for tenants involved in proceedings about housing acquisitions under HA 1988 s. 107.
• HA 1988 s. 108 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.
• HA 1988 s. 109 Frees public open space trusts - HA 1988 s.109 HA 1988 s.109 frees land held for public open space from public trust when acquired under Part IV, and exempts from Green Belt restrictions.
• HA 1988 s. 110 Extending Part IV statutory deadlines Part IV statutory deadlines can be extended by written notice before expiry; missing an unextended deadline deems the application withdrawn.
• HA 1988 s. 111 Power to prescribe forms etc. HA 1988 s. 111 gives the Secretary of State power to make regulations prescribing anything required under Part IV and the form of documents used in that Part.
• HA 1988 s. 112 Orders and regulations under Part IV HA 1988 s. 112: Orders/regulations under Part IV must be by statutory instrument, subject to annulment except regulations under s.111(b).
• HA 1988 s. 113 County court jurisdiction under County court has jurisdiction over all proceedings and questions under Part IV of HA 1988. Starting in High Court limits cost recovery to county court rates.
• HA 1988 s. 114 Part IV definition of terms HA 1988 s. 114 defines terms in Part IV, including habitable rooms, public sector landlords, property, and cross-references to the 1985 Act.