Legislation – Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
Part 1
Leasehold houses
1 Ban on grant or assignment of certain long residential leases of houses
2 Long residential leases of houses
3 Leases which have a long term
4 Series of leases whose term would extend beyond 21 years
8 Permitted leases: certification by the appropriate tribunal
9 Permitted leases: marketing restrictions
10 Permitted leases: transaction warning conditions
11 Prescribed statements in new long leases
13 Redress: right to acquire a freehold or superior leasehold estate
14 Redress: application of the right to acquire
16 Redress regulations: exercising and giving effect to the right to acquire
17 Enforcement by trading standards authorities
19 Financial penalties: cross-border enforcement
21 General duties of lead enforcement authority
22 Enforcement by lead enforcement authority
23 Further powers and duties of enforcement authorities
25 Power to amend: permitted leases and definitions
Part 2
Leasehold enfranchisement and extension
27 Removal of qualifying period before enfranchisement and extension claims
28 Removal of restrictions on repeated enfranchisement and extension claims
29 Change of non-residential limit on collective enfranchisement claims
30 Eligibility for enfranchisement and extension: specific cases
31 Acquisition of intermediate interests in collective enfranchisement
32 Right to require leaseback by freeholder after collective enfranchisement
34 Lease extensions under the LRA 1967 on payment of premium at peppercorn rent
35 LRA 1967: determining price payable for freehold or lease extension
36 LRHUDA 1993: determining price payable for collective enfranchisement or new lease
37 Enfranchisement or extension: new method for calculating price payable
38 Costs of enfranchisement and extension under the LRA 1967
39 Costs of enfranchisement and extension under the LRHUDA 1993
40 Replacement of sections 20 and 21 of the LRA 1967
41 References to “the court” in Part 1 of the LRA 1967
42 Amendment of Part 1 of the LRHUDA 1993
43 References to “the court” in Part 1 of the LRHUDA 1993
44 No first-instance applications to the High Court in tribunal matters
46 LRA 1967: preservation of existing law for certain enfranchisements
47 Part 2: consequential amendments to other legislation
Part 3
Other rights of long leaseholders
48 Right to vary long lease to replace rent with peppercorn rent
49 Change of non-residential limit on right to manage claims
50 Costs of right to manage claims
51 Compliance with obligations arising under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the CLRA 2002
52 No first-instance applications to the High Court in tribunal matters
Part 4
Regulation of leasehold
53 Extension of regulation to fixed service charges
54 Notice of future service charge demands
56 Accounts and annual reports
57 Right to obtain information on request
58 Enforcement of duties relating to service charges
59 Limitation on ability of landlord to charge insurance costs
60 Duty to provide information about insurance to tenants
61 Duty of landlords to publish administration charge schedules
62 Limits on rights of landlords to claim litigation costs from tenants
63 Right of tenants to claim litigation costs from landlords
64 Restriction on recovery of non-litigation costs of enfranchisement, extension and right to manage
65 Appointment of manager: power to vary or discharge orders
66 Appointment of manager: breach of redress scheme requirements
67 Leasehold sales information requests
68 Regulations under the LTA 1985: procedure and appropriate authority
69 LTA 1985: Crown application
70 Part 4: consequential amendments
71 Application of Part 4 to existing leases
Part 5
Regulation of estate management
72 Meaning of “estate management” etc
73 Estate management charges: general limitations
74 Limitation of estate management charges: reasonableness
75 Limitation of estate management charges: consultation requirements
76 Limitation of estate management charges: time limits
77 Determination of tribunal as to estate management charges
80 Right to request information
81 Requests under section 80: further provision
82 Enforcement of sections 78 to 81
83 Meaning of “administration charge”
84 Duty of estate managers to publish administration charge schedules
86 Limitation of administration charges
87 Determination of tribunal as to administration charges
88 Codes of management practice: extension to estate managers
90 Appointment of substitute manager
91 Conditions for applying for appointment order
92 Criteria for determining whether to make appointment order
93 Appointment orders: further provision
94 Estate management: sales information requests
95 Effect of sales information request
96 Charges for provision of information
97 Enforcement of sections 95 and 96
Part 6
Leasehold and estate management: redress schemes
100 Leasehold and estate management: redress schemes
101 Redress schemes: voluntary jurisdiction
102 Financial assistance for establishment or maintenance of redress schemes
103 Approval and designation of redress schemes
104 Redress schemes: no Crown status
106 Financial penalties: maximum amounts
107 Decision under a redress scheme may be made enforceable as if it were a court order
108 Lead enforcement authority: further provision
109 Guidance for enforcement authorities and scheme administrators
110 Part 6: amendments to other Acts
Part 7
Rentcharges
112 Meaning of “estate rentcharge”
113 Regulation of remedies for arrears of rentcharges
Part 8
Amendments of Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022
114 Steps relating to remediation of defects
116 Remediation contribution orders
117 Recovery of legal costs etc through service charge
118 Repeal of section 125 of the BSA 2022
119 Higher-risk and relevant buildings: notifications in connection with insolvency
Part 9
General
120 Interpretation of references to other Acts
121 Power to make consequential provision
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 Categories of permitted lease
Schedule 2 Leasehold houses: financial penalties
Schedule 3 Eligibility for enfranchisement and extension: specific cases
Schedule 4 Determining and sharing the market value
Schedule 6 Schedules 4 and 5: interpretation
Schedule 7 Amendments consequential on sections 35 to 37 and Schedules 4 to 6
Schedule 8 Leasehold enfranchisement and extension: miscellaneous amendments
Schedule 9 Part 2: consequential amendments to other legislation
Schedule 10 Right to vary lease to replace rent with peppercorn rent
Schedule 11 Part 4: consequential amendments
Changes to legislation:
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Part 7Rentcharges
112Meaning of “estate rentcharge”
In section 2(4)(b) of the RA 1977 (meaning of “estate rentcharge”), for “or repairs” substitute “, repairs or improvements”
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