Any lawful subtenant may acquire the freehold or an extended lease of a house under Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967), Sch 1, regardless of the number of intermediate...
The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) sets down the elements of the freeholder’s costs that can be recovered from the tenant in a...
Landlord’s right to require evidence of tenants’ right to participate Following receipt of a section 13 notice (an 'initial notice'), the landlord should ensure that the...
The right provided by the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) is for the enforced sale of the freehold of the building, to the nominee...
Marriage value and hope value ‘Marriage value’ is the increase in value that occurs where a tenant acquires the freehold, as a result of which the full value of the...
The need for co-operation Collective enfranchisement involves strict time limits and requires all participating tenants to co-operate. Every participant must provide a...
The landlord must serve their counter-notice by the date specified in the initial notice. The counter-notice must: • admit the participating tenants' right to acquire the...
The initial notice served under Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993), s 13 triggers the statutory procedures for acquiring the freehold....
Subject to various qualifying criteria, tenants who hold long leases of flats have a collective right under section 1 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban...
This Practice Note details the deadlines for carrying out some of the more common tasks for property disputes lawyers, together with links to further information. It is...
Compulsory acquisition of landlord's interest An acquisition order under Part III of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987), entitles certain long leasehold tenants...
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (LRA 1967) and Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) gave long leasehold tenants an individual and collective...
Validity of initial notice If the reversioner disputes the right of the participating tenants to serve an initial notice, that dispute can be referred to the county court...
Participating tenants Under section 14(2) of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993), if a participating tenant assigns their lease to...
Need for binding contract Although the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993) treats the reversioner and the nominee purchaser in some...
Mandatory and optional leasebacks The nature of the collective right of enfranchisement is such that it may be exercised in relation to premises where: • there are flats...