Guide to the right to enfranchisement and lease extensions of houses under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967)

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Practice notes

Guide to the right to enfranchisement and lease extensions of houses under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967)

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Produced in partnership with Louise Clark of Louise Clark Mediation

Practice notes
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FORTHCOMING CHANGES: there are a number of proposed changes to the leasehold and enfranchisement landscape—for more information see Practice Note: Property key future developments tracker.

This Practice Note discusses the statutory right (subject to statutory qualifying criteria) of qualifying tenants of long leases of houses to acquire the freehold (individual enfranchisement), or to buy a 50-year extension of the lease of the house under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967). It includes guidance in respect of the qualifying criteria for premises and tenants, service of a notice of tenant’s claim and landlord’s notice in reply, applications to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) (or Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) in Wales) and County Court procedure, valuation and calculation of the purchase price, and completion of the acquisition.

Houses — the right to enfranchise

A tenant of a leasehold house and any attendant premises (eg a garden, garage, yard etc) is entitled under the LRA 1967 to acquire:

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    the freehold

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Louise Clark

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During a career spanning more than 30 years as a solicitor with Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Louise advised on all aspects of residential and commercial property disputes and established a reputation for assisting clients to achieve their objectives through negotiation, mediation or litigation. Louise is also a CEDR and ADR accredited mediator and has developed extensive experience in mediation of property disputes. Since retiring from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in April 2021 Louise has focused on writing for property publications and developing her mediation practice. For more details visit www.louiseclarkmediation.co.uk. 

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