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2E+WThe premium payable by the tenant in respect of the grant of the new lease shall be the aggregate of—
(a)the diminution in value of the landlord’s interest in the tenant’s flat as determined in accordance with paragraph 3,
(b)the landlord’s share of the marriage value as determined in accordance with paragraph 4, and
(c)any amount of compensation payable to the landlord under paragraph 5.
3(1)The diminution in value of the landlord’s interest is the difference between—E+W
(a)the value of the landlord’s interest in the tenant’s flat prior to the grant of the new lease; and
(b)the value of his interest in the flat once the new lease is granted.
(2)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the value of any such interest of the landlord as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is the amount which at [F1the relevant date] that interest might be expected to realise if sold on the open market by a willing seller (with [F2neither the tenant nor any owner of an intermediate leasehold interest] buying or seeking to buy) on the following assumptions—
(a)on the assumption that the vendor is selling for an estate in fee simple or (as the case may be) such other interest as is held by the landlord, subject to the relevant lease and any intermediate leasehold interests;
(b)on the assumption that Chapter I and this Chapter confer no right to acquire any interest in any premises containing the tenant’s flat or to acquire any new lease;
(c)on the assumption that any increase in the value of the flat which is attributable to an improvement carried out at his own expense by the tenant or by any predecessor in title is to be disregarded; and
(d)on the assumption that (subject to paragraph (b)) the vendor is selling with and subject to the rights and burdens with and subject to which the relevant lease has effect or (as the case may be) is to be granted.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2) “the relevant lease” means either the tenant’s existing lease or the new lease, depending on whether the valuation is for the purposes of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1).
(4)It is hereby declared that the fact that sub-paragraph (2) requires assumptions to be made as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of that sub-paragraph does not preclude the making of assumptions as to other matters where those assumptions are appropriate for determining the amount which at [F1the relevant date] any such interest of the landlord as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) might be expected to realise if sold as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2).
(5)In determining any such amount there shall be made such deduction (if any) in respect of any defect in title as on a sale of that interest on the open market might be expected to be allowed between a willing seller and a willing buyer.
(6)The value of any such interest of the landlord as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) shall not be increased by reason of—
(a)any transaction which—
(i)is entered into on or after the date of the passing of this Act (otherwise than in pursuance of a contract entered into before that date), and
(ii)involves the creation or transfer of an interest superior to (whether or not preceding) any interest held by the tenant; or
(b)any alteration on or after that date of the terms on which any such superior interest is held.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 13 para. 3 substituted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 134; S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
F2Words in Sch. 13 para. 3(2) substituted (24.7.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 110(2)(5), 232(1)
4(1)The marriage value is the amount referred to in sub-paragraph (2), and the landlord’s share of the marriage value is [F350 per cent. of that amount].E+W
(2)[F4Subject to sub-paragraph (2A),] the marriage value is the difference between the following amounts, namely—
(a)the aggregate of—
(i)the value of the interest of the tenant under his existing lease,
(ii)the value of the landlord’s interest in the tenant’s flat prior to the grant of the new lease, and
(iii)the values prior to the grant of that lease of all intermediate leasehold interests (if any); and
(b)the aggregate of—
(i)the value of the interest to be held by the tenant under the new lease,
(ii)the value of the landlord’s interest in the tenant’s flat once the new lease is granted, and
(iii)the values of all intermediate leasehold interests (if any) once that lease is granted.
[F5(2A)Where at the relevant date the unexpired term of the tenant’s existing lease exceeds eighty years, the marriage value shall be taken to be nil.]
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—
[F6(a)the value of the interest of the tenant under his existing lease shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 4A;
(aa)the value of the interest to be held by the tenant under the new lease shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 4B;]
(b)the value of any such interest of the landlord as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of [F7sub-paragraph (2)] is the amount determined for the purposes of paragraph 3(1)(a) or paragraph 3(1)(b) (as the case may be); and
(c)the value of any intermediate leasehold interest shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 8, and shall be so determined as at [F8the relevant date].
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 13 para. 4(1) substituted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 135; S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
F4Words in Sch. 13 para. 4(2) substituted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 136(2); S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
F5Sch. 13 para. 4(2A) inserted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 136(3); S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
F6Sch. 13 para. 4(3)(a)(aa) substituted (24.7.1996) for para. 4(3)(a) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 110(3)(5), 232(1)
F7Words in Sch. 13 para. 4(3)(b) substituted (24.7.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 110(3)(5), 232(1)
F8Words in Sch. 13 para. 4 substituted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 134; S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
[F94A(1)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the value of the interest of the tenant under the existing lease is the amount which at [F10the relevant date] that interest might be expected to realise if sold on the open market by a willing seller (with neither the landlord nor any owner of an intermediate leasehold interest buying or seeking to buy) on the following assumptions—E+W
(a)on the assumption that the vendor is selling such interest as is held by the tenant subject to any interest inferior to the interest of the tenant;
(b)on the assumption that Chapter I and this Chapter confer no right to acquire any interest in any premises containing the tenant’s flat or to acquire any new lease;
(c)on the assumption that any increase in the value of the flat which is attributable to an improvement carried out at his own expense by the tenant or by any predecessor in title is to be disregarded; and
(d)on the assumption that (subject to paragraph (b)) the vendor is selling with and subject to the rights and burdens with and subject to which any interest inferior to the existing lease of the tenant has effect.
(2)It is hereby declared that the fact that sub-paragraph (1) requires assumptions to be made in relation to particular matters does not preclude the making of assumptions as to other matters where those assumptions are appropriate for determining the amount which at [F10the relevant date] the interest of the tenant under his existing lease might be expected to realise if sold as mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
(3)In determining any such amount there shall be made such deduction (if any) in respect of any defect in title as on a sale of that interest on the open market might be expected to be allowed between a willing seller and a willing buyer.
(4)Subject to sub-paragraph (5), the value of the interest of the tenant under his existing lease shall not be increased by reason of—
(a)any transaction which—
(i)is entered into after 19th January 1996, and
(ii)involves the creation or transfer of an interest inferior to the tenant’s existing lease; or
(b)any alteration after that date of the terms on which any such inferior interest is held.
(5)Sub-paragraph (4) shall not apply to any transaction which falls within paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph if—
(a)the transaction is entered into in pursuance of a contract entered into on or before the date mentioned in that paragraph; and
(b)the amount of the premium payable by the tenant in respect of the grant of the new lease was determined on or before that date either by agreement or by [F11the appropriate tribunal] under this Chapter.]
Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 13 para. 4A inserted (24.7.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 110(4)(5), 232(1)
F10Words in Sch. 13 para. 4A substituted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 134; S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
F11Words in Sch. 13 para. 4A(5)(b) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 128 (with Sch. 3)
[F12 4B(1)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the value of the interest to be held by the tenant under the new lease is the amount which at [F13the relevant date] that interest (assuming it to have been granted to him at that date) might be expected to realise if sold on the open market by a willing seller (with the owner of any interest superior to the interest of the tenant not buying or seeking to buy) on the following assumptions—E+W
(a)on the assumption that the vendor is selling such interest as is to be held by the tenant under the new lease subject to the inferior interests to which the tenant’s existing lease is subject at [F13the relevant date] ;
(b)on the assumption that Chapter I and this Chapter confer no right to acquire any interest in any premises containing the tenant’s flat or to acquire any new lease;
(c)on the assumption that there is to be disregarded any increase in the value of the flat which would fall to be disregarded under paragraph (c) of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 4A in valuing in accordance with that sub-paragraph the interest of the tenant under his existing lease; and
(d)on the assumption that (subject to paragraph (b)) the vendor is selling with and subject to the rights and burdens with and subject to which any interest inferior to the tenant’s existing lease at [F13the relevant date] then has effect.
(2)It is hereby declared that the fact that sub-paragraph (1) requires assumptions to be made in relation to particular matters does not preclude the making of assumptions as to other matters where those assumptions are appropriate for determining the amount which at [F13the relevant date] the interest to be held by the tenant under the new lease might be expected to realise if sold as mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
(3)In determining any such amount there shall be made such deduction (if any) in respect of any defect in title as on a sale of that interest on the open market might be expected to be allowed between a willing seller and a willing buyer.
(4)Subject to sub-paragraph (5), the value of the interest to be held by the tenant under the new lease shall not be decreased by reason of—
(a)any transaction which—
(i)is entered into after 19th January 1996, and
(ii)involves the creation or transfer of an interest inferior to the tenant’s existing lease; or
(b)any alteration after that date of the terms on which any such inferior interest is held.
(5)Sub-paragraph (4) shall not apply to any transaction which falls within paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph if—
(a)the transaction is entered into in pursuance of a contract entered into on or before the date mentioned in that paragraph; and
(b)the amount of the premium payable by the tenant in respect of the grant of the new lease was determined on or before that date either by agreement or by [F14the appropriate tribunal] under this Chapter.]
Textual Amendments
F12Sch. 13 para. 4B inserted (24.7.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 110(4)(5), 232(1)
F13Words in Sch. 13 para. 4B substituted (26.7.2002 for E. and 1.1.2003 for W.) by Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15), s. 134; S.I. 2002/1912, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2002/3012, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
F14Words in Sch. 13 para. 4B(5)(b) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 128 (with Sch. 3)
5(1)Where the landlord will suffer any loss or damage to which this paragraph applies, there shall be payable to him such amount as is reasonable to compensate him for that loss or damage.E+W
(2)This paragraph applies to—
(a)any diminution in value of any interest of the landlord in any property other than the tenant’s flat which results from the grant to the tenant of the new lease; and
(b)any other loss or damage which results therefrom to the extent that it is referable to the landlord’s ownership of any such interest.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (2), the kinds of loss falling within that paragraph include loss of development value in relation to the tenant’s flat to the extent that it is referable as mentioned in that paragraph.
(4)In sub-paragraph (3) “development value”, in relation to the tenant’s flat, means any increase in the value of the landlord’s interest in the flat which is attributable to the possibility of demolishing, reconstructing, or carrying out substantial works of construction affecting, the flat (whether together with any other premises or otherwise).
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