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Does the right of first refusal for a local authority on the sale of a former right to buy property apply only to the first disposal or can the words ‘subsequent disposal’ in the Housing (Right of First Refusal) (England) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1917 and Housing (Right of First Refusal) (Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/2680 mean that it extends to any sale in the relevant period?

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Right of first refusal

Unless by way of an exempt disposal, any relevant disposal within ten years is subject to a right of first refusal for the former social housing landlord (section 156A of the Housing Act 1985 (HA 1985), Housing (Right of First Refusal) (England) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1917 and Housing (Right of First Refusal) (Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/2680).

The landlord's right of first refusal requires the purchasing tenant and successors in title to give the landlord (or another registered provider or registered social landlord) a right of first refusal if the property is sold during the ten-year period. A conveyance

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