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The seller of a right-to-buy house is legally obliged to“deliver a good and marketable title” to the purchaser under conditions of sale,as set out in section 64 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 January 2002
However, it is estimated that each year more than 13,000 people in Scotland die from smoking-related diseases, including lung cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke.Specific morbidity data related to obesity in Scotland is not held centrally.
The Executive has responded with apologies for the delay, and the response has been circulated.Members might wish to note that the right to buy was considered and not agreed by Parliament.
The existing protections in crofting legislation for the spouses and partners of crofters who die without a will, which ensure that they have rights over their croft house, have been extended to give them rights over the croft as well.