Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/157
Timestamp: 2018-07-19 21:54:30
Document Index: 165709839

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1']

Housing Act 1985, Section 157 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 July 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
157 Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks, etc.E+W
(1)Where in pursuance of this Part a conveyance or grant is executed by a local authority F1. . . or a housing association (“the landlord”) of a dwelling-house situated in—
(b)an area designated under [F2section 82 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000] as an area of outstanding natural beauty, or
the conveyance or grant may [F3(subject to section 156A(8)] contain a covenant limiting the freedom of the tenant (including any successor in title of his and any person deriving title under him or such a successor) to dispose of the dwelling-house in the manner specified below.
(2)The limitation is, F4. . . ), that until such time (if any) as may be notified in writing by the landlord to the tenant or a successor in title of his
[F5(a)], there will be no relevant disposal which is not an exempted disposal without the written consent of the landlord; but that consent shall not be withheld if the disposal is to a person satisfying the condition stated in subsection (3) [F6and—
(b)there will be no disposal by way of tenancy or licence without the written consent of the landlord unless the disposal is to a person satisfying that condition or by a person whose only or principal home is and, throughout the duration of the tenancy or licence, remains the dwelling-house].
(3)The condition is that the person to whom the disposal is made (or, if it is made to more than one person, at least one of them) has, thoughout the period of three years immediately preceding the application for consent [F7or, in the case of a disposal by way of tenancy or licence, preceding the disposal]—
(6)A disposal in breach of such a covenant as is mentioned in subsection (1) is void [F10and, so far as it relates to disposals by way of tenancy or licence, such a covenant may be enforced by the landlord as if—
(b)the covenant were expressed to be made for the benefit of such adjacent land].
[F11(6A)Any reference in the preceding provisions of this section to a disposal by way of tenancy or licence does not include a reference to a relevant disposal or an exempted disposal.]
(7)Where such a covenant imposes the limitation specified in subsection (2), the limitation is a local land charge and the Chief Land Registrar shall enter [F12a restriction in the register of title reflecting the limitation].
F1Words in s. 157(1) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F2Words in s. 157(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2001 for E. and 1.5.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 37, s. 93, Sch. 15 Pt. I para. 9 (with s. 84(4)-(6)); S.I. 2001/114, art. 2(2)(e); S.I. 2001/1410, art. 2(g)
F3Words in s. 157(1) inserted (18.1.2005) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 188(2)(5)(6), 270(3)
F4Words in s. 157(2) omitted (18.1.2005) by virtue of Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 188(2)(b)(5)(6), 270 and said words repealed (6.4.2006 (E.) and 16.6.2006 (W.)) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 266, 270(4)(5), Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(e)(v); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(c)(v)
F5"(a)" inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 126(2)(6)
F6"and" and s. 157(2)(b) added by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 126(2)(6)
F7Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 126(3)(6)
F8S. 157(4) omitted (18.1.2005) by virtue of Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 188(2)(c)(5)(6), 270(3) and said sub-provision repealed (6.4.2006 (E.) and 16.6.2006 (W.)) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 266, 270(4)(5), Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(e)(v); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(c)(v)
F9S. 157(5) omitted (18.1.2005) by virtue of Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 188(2)(c)(5)(6), 270(3) and said sub-provision repealed (6.4.2006 (E.) and 16.6.2006 (W.)) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 266, 270(4)(5), Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(e)(v); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(c)(v)
F10Words beginning "and, so far" and s. 157(6)(a)(b) added by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 126(4)(6)
F11S.157(6A) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 126(5)(6)
F12Words in s. 157(7) substituted (13.10.2003) by 2002 c. 9, ss. 133, 136(2), Sch. 11 para. 18(4) (with s. 129); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2
C1S. 157(1) excluded (8.5.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 9