Collective enfranchisement under LRHUDA 1993 (preparation and procedure) for tenants—checklist


Produced in partnership with Louise Clark of Louise Clark Mediation
Checklists

Collective enfranchisement under LRHUDA 1993 (preparation and procedure) for tenants—checklist


Produced in partnership with Louise Clark of Louise Clark Mediation

Checklists
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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 Checklist sets out the considerations and steps to be taken by a tenant, and relevant timescales or deadlines for those steps, for qualifying tenants of long leases of flats to collectively acquire the freehold of the relevant premises containing the flats under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993), including serving a section 13 notice of claim, considering the landlord’s section 21 counter-notice admitting or not admitting a claim and/or opposing the claim on the basis of intention to redevelop (or taking steps in the event of the landlord’s failure to serve a counter-notice), and deadlines for an application to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) (or Leasehold Valuation Tribunal in Wales (LVT)) for determination of terms if they cannot be agreed and/or the County Court in the event that the contract is not completed within the statutory deadline

Louise Clark
Louise Clark

Commercial and Property Mediator and Property Law Consultant, Louise Clark Mediation

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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