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INITIAL DEMOLITION NOTICE

IP33 1YE•Published 02/10/26
Bury Free Press • 

What is happening?

                                       INITIAL DEMOLITION NOTICE                                                           Schedule 5A of the Housing Act 1985 as amended
1.
This Notice is given by Havebury Homes, Havebury House,
    Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3SP ("Havebury).
2. Havebury is required by Schedule 5A of the Housing Act 1985
    as amended (the "Act") to publish the following information:                 Intention to demolish                                                                                        3.  Havebury intends to demolish the following properties:
•   41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55 and 57 The Vinefields,
     Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1YE
•   99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113 and 115
     The Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1YE                                       Reason for demolition
4.    The demolition of the Relevant Premises is necessary to
develop new home                                                                                             Demolition period
5. Havebury intends to demolish the Relevant Premises by
31 December 2028, being no more than seven years after the
date of service of this notice and being a reasonable period
within which to carry out the proposed demolition.                                          Date by which the Initial Demolition Notice shall no longer
have effect
6. This Notice will remain in force up to and including
31 December 2028 unless revoked or otherwise terminated
under or by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 5A of the Act                            Effect of the Initial Demolition Notice
7. Whilst this Notice remains in force Havebury will not be under
any obligation to make such a grant as is mentioned in section
138(1) of the Act (including as modified by The Housing (Right
to Acquire) Regulations 1997 and/or The Housing (Preservation
of Right to Buy) Regulations 1989) in in respect of any claim
made by you to exercise the Right to Buy or the Right to
Acquire in respect of any of the Relevant Premises.
8. This Notice does not prevent:
a. you from making a claim to exercise the Right to Buy or
the Right to Acquire;
b. you taking such steps pursuant to Part V of the Act in
connection with any such claim up to the point where
Section 138(1) of the Act would otherwise operation in
relation to the claim;
c. the operation of Section 138(1) in most circumstances
where this Notice ceases to be in force.
9. If Havebury subsequently serves a Final Demolition Notice
in respect of the Relevant Premises, the Right to Buy or the
Right to Acquire will not arise in respect of it while that notice
is in force and any existing claim will cease to be effective.                                 Right to compensation
10. You may have a right to compensation under section 138C of
the Act in respect of certain expenditure incurred in relation
to any existing Right to Buy or Right to Acquire claim at the
date of the service of this Notice.
11. Any claim for compensation under the previous paragraph
of this Notice should be served upon Havebury within
the period of three months beginning from the operative
date of this notice. Compensation under section 138C is
compensation in respect of expenditure reasonably incurred
by the tenant before the operative date in respect of legal
and other fees, and other professional costs and expenses,
payable in connection with the exercise of that Right to Buy
or Right to Acquire claim.
Operative date
12. The operative date of this notice is 23 September 2026,
which is the date a copy of this notice was served on the
tenants and occupiers of the Relevant Premises.
Dated this 30th day of September 2026
Signed:
Name: Scott Bridge, Assistant Director of Asset Management.
For and on behalf of Havebury Homes

How long will it take?

Planned start

2-Oct-2026

Estimated end

23-Oct-2026


Open to feedback

From

2-Oct-2026

To

23-Oct-2026

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