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Part 2 Leasehold enfranchisement and extension
Part 3 Other rights of long leaseholders
Part 5 Regulation of estate management
Part 6 Leasehold and estate management: redress schemes
Part 8 Amendments of Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022
Schedules
Eligibility for enfranchisement and extension: specific cases
1.Removal of redevelopment restrictions on enfranchisement and extension
2.Removal of residential restriction on enfranchisement and extension under the LRA 1967
3.Removal of public purposes restriction on enfranchisement and extension under the LRA 1967
4.Exception to enfranchisement for certified community housing providers
7.Eligibility of leases of National Trust property for extension
10.In section 20(2)(d) (jurisdiction and special powers of county court),...
11.In section 21(1)(c) (jurisdiction of tribunals), omit “or 18”.
12.In section 25(5)(a) (mortgagee in possession of landlord’s interest), omit...
14.In section 38 (modification of right to possession under Landlord...
15.In Schedule 1 (enfranchisement and extension by sub-tenants), omit paragraph...
16.In Schedule 2 (provisions supplementary to sections 17 and 18)—...
18.In Schedule 4 (covenants with local authorities etc), in paragraph...
21.Omit section 21(2)(c) (counter-notice for enfranchisement).
22.In section 22 (proceedings relating to validity of initial notice...
23.In section 24(1)(b) (applications in enfranchisement where terms in dispute...
24.In section 25(1)(b) (applications in enfranchisement on failure to give...
25.In section 33(4) (costs of enfranchisement), omit “23(4) or”.
26.In section 37A(8)(c)(i) (compensation for ineffective enfranchisement claim), omit “23(4),”....
27.In section 42(7) (notice of extension)— (a) omit paragraph (b)...
29.In section 46 (proceedings relating to validity of notice for...
30.In section 48(1)(b) (applications in extension where terms in dispute...
31.In section 49(1)(b) (applications in extension on failure to give...
32.In section 54(6) (suspension of extension during enfranchisement)—
33.In section 60(4) (costs incurred in connection with new lease),...
34.In section 61A(6)(a) (compensation for ineffective extension claim), omit “47(1)...
37.In Schedule 1 (conduct of proceedings by reversioner), omit paragraph...
38.In Schedule 2 (special categories of landlord), in paragraph 2,...
39.In Schedule 11 (procedure where competent landlord is not tenant’s...
Determining and sharing the market value
Part 3 Determining the market value
9.Property included in the acquisition of a freehold house under section 2(4) of the LRA 1967
10.Leases already extended under the old law in the LRA 1967
12.Acquisition of a freehold house under the LRA 1967: shared ownership leases
13.Collective enfranchisement: property other than relevant flats etc and appurtenant property
15.Property that is “subject to the standard valuation method”
Part 4 Assumptions and other matters affecting determination of market value
17.Assumptions in all cases: intermediate leases merged and no marriage or hope value
18.Additional assumption on transfer of freehold house or lease extension: repairing obligations and improvements
19.Additional assumptions on collective enfranchisements: repairing obligations, improvements & leasebacks
20.Any determination of market value: specified matters to be taken into consideration
21.Any determination of market value: current lease gives rise to a right to hold over
23.Enfranchisement of house or lease extension: tenant with superior lease
Part 5 The standard valuation method
25.Step 1: determine the value of right to receive rent (the “term value”)
26.Rent (including a notional capped rent) that is to be used for determining the term value
27.Step 2 (freehold enfranchisement): determine the value of the freehold reversion (the “reversion value”)
28.Step 2 (lease extensions): determine the value of a 990 year lease (the “reversion value”)
29.Step 3: calculate the market value of the newly owned premises subject to the standard valuation method
Part 6 Entitlement of eligible persons to shares of the market value
Amendments consequential on sections 35 to 37 and Schedules 4 to 6
2.Involvement of other landlords: collective enfranchisement under the LRHUDA 1993
3.(1) Schedule 1 to the LRHUDA 1993 (conduct of proceedings...
4.In Schedule 8 to the LRHUDA 1993 (discharge of mortgages...
5.Involvement of other landlords: new lease under the LRHUDA 1993
6.(1) Schedule 11 to the LRHUDA 1993 (procedure where competent...
8.In section 8(1) (obligation to enfranchise), after “price” insert “payable...
9.Omit section 9A (compensation payable in cases where right to...
10.In section 19(10)(b) (price subject to local management scheme), for...
11.In section 23(5)(b) (terms of extended tenancy), omit “section 9(1)...
12.In section 24(1) (application of price), for “under section 9...
13.In section 31 (ecclesiastical property)— (a) in subsection (2)(a), after...
15.In section 13(3) (initial notice), for paragraph (d) substitute—
17.In section 27 (vesting orders under section 26: supplementary provision)—...
18.In section 32 (determination of price)— (a) in subsection (2),...
21.In section 48(7) (applications where terms in dispute etc), for...
22.In section 51 (vesting orders under section 50: supplementary provision)—...
25.In section 70(12) (estate management schemes)— (a) in paragraph (b),...
26.In section 73(10) (applications for estate management schemes), for the...
27.(1) Schedule 2 (special categories of landlords) is amended as...
28.(1) Schedule 5 (vesting orders under sections 24 and 25)...
Leasehold enfranchisement and extension: miscellaneous amendments
Part 2: consequential amendments to other legislation
Right to vary lease to replace rent with peppercorn rent
2.Meaning of “qualifying lease” and exclusion of certain rent from the right to vary
6.Application to appropriate tribunal where claim or terms not agreed
9.Jurisdiction of the appropriate tribunal in relation to paragraph 8
16.Duty of landlord to give copies of the rent variation notice to superior landlords
17.Duty of superior landlord to give copies of the rent variation notice to other superior landlords
19.Duty of immediate landlord to conduct commutation claim on behalf of affected other landlords
20.Provisions of the LRHUDA 1993 that apply for the purposes of this Schedule
Part 4: consequential amendments
Part 1 Amendments consequential on section 68
1.The LTA 1985 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 2...
2.In section 5 (information to be contained in rent books)—...
3.In section 10B(8) (regulations under section 10A), for the words...
4.In section 20 (consultation requirements)— (a) in subsection (4), for...
5.In section 20ZA (consultation requirements: supplementary)— (a) in subsection (3),...
6.In section 20E(4) (regulations under section 20D) for the words...
7.In section 20F(7) (limitation of service charges: excluded costs for...
8.In section 29 (meaning of “recognised tenants’ association”)—
9.In section 29A (tenants’ associations: power to request information about...
10.In section 30D(9) (liability for building safety costs), for the...
13.In paragraph 7(5) of the Schedule (right to notify insurers...
Part 2 Other consequential amendments
14.The LTA 1985 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 15...
16.In section 26 (exception for tenants of certain public authorities)—...
17.In section 27 (exception for rent registered and not entered...
20.In Schedule 11 to the Local Government and Housing Act...
21.In section 83 of the Housing Act 1996 (determination of...
22.In Schedule 1 to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration...
25.In the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (service charges)—
28.In the Housing and Planning Act 2016, omit section 131...
Part 6: amendments to other Acts
2.(1) Section 33 (consultation between Local Commissioner and other Commissioners...
3.(1) Section 33ZA (collaborative working between Local Commissioners and others)...
4.In section 33ZB (arrangements for provision of administrative and other...
5.In section 34 (interpretation) in subsection (1), at the appropriate...
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