Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Commonhold

   1. Nature of commonhold

      1. 1. Commonhold land

   2. Registration

      1. 2. Application

      2. 3. Consent

      3. 4. Land which may not be commonhold

      4. 5. Registered details

      5. 6. Registration in error

   3. Effect of registration

      1. 7. Registration without unit-holders

      2. 8. Transitional period

      3. 9. Registration with unit-holders

      4. 10. Extinguished lease: liability

   4. Commonhold unit

      1. 11. Definition

      2. 12. Unit-holder

      3. 13. Joint unit-holders

      4. 14. Use and maintenance

      5. 15. Transfer

      6. 16. Transfer: effect

      7. 17. Leasing: residential

      8. 18. Leasing: non-residential

      9. 19. Leasing: supplementary

      10. 20. Other transactions

      11. 21. Part-unit: interests

      12. 22. Part-unit: charging

      13. 23. Changing size

      14. 24. Changing size: charged unit

   5. Common parts

      1. 25. Definition

      2. 26. Use and maintenance

      3. 27. Transactions

      4. 28. Charges: general prohibition

      5. 29. New legal mortgages

      6. 30. Additions to common parts

   6. Commonhold community statement

      1. 31. Form and content: general

      2. 32. Regulations

      3. 33. Amendment

   7. Commonhold association

      1. 34. Constitution

      2. 35. Duty to manage

      3. 36. Voting

   8. Operation of commonhold

      1. 37. Enforcement and compensation

      2. 38. Commonhold assessment

      3. 39. Reserve fund

      4. 40. Rectification of documents

      5. 41. Enlargement

      6. 42. Ombudsman

   9. Termination: voluntary winding-up

      1. 43. Winding-up resolution

      2. 44. 100 per cent. agreement

      3. 45. 80 per cent. agreement

      4. 46. Termination application

      5. 47. Termination statement

      6. 48. The liquidator

      7. 49. Termination

   10. Termination: winding-up by court

       1. 50. Introduction

       2. 51. Succession order

       3. 52. Assets and liabilities

       4. 53. Transfer of responsibility

       5. 54. Termination of commonhold

   11. Termination: miscellaneous

       1. 55. Termination by court

       2. 56. Release of reserve fund

   12. Miscellaneous

       1. 57. Multiple site commonholds

       2. 58. Development rights

       3. 59. Development rights: succession

       4. 60. Compulsory purchase

       5. 61. Matrimonial rights

       6. 62. Advice

       7. 63. The Crown

   13. General

       1. 64. Orders and regulations

       2. 65. Registration procedure

       3. 66. Jurisdiction

       4. 67. The register

       5. 68. Amendments

       6. 69. Interpretation

       7. 70. Index of defined expressions

3. Part 2 Leasehold reform

   1. Chapter 1 Right to manage

      1. Introductory

         1. 71. The right to manage

      2. Qualifying rules

         1. 72. Premises to which Chapter applies

         2. 73. RTM companies

         3. 74. RTM companies: membership and regulations

         4. 75. Qualifying tenants

         5. 76. Long leases

         6. 77. Long leases: further provisions

      3. Claim to acquire right

         1. 78. Notice inviting participation

         2. 79. Notice of claim to acquire right

         3. 80. Contents of claim notice

         4. 81. Claim notice: supplementary

         5. 82. Right to obtain information

         6. 83. Right of access

         7. 84. Counter-notices

         8. 85. Landlords etc. not traceable

         9. 86. Withdrawal of claim notice

         10. 87. Deemed withdrawal

         11. 88. Costs: general

         12. 89. Costs where claim ceases

      4. Acquisition of right

         1. 90. The acquisition date

         2. 91. Notices relating to management contracts

         3. 92. Duties to give notice of contracts

         4. 93. Duty to provide information

         5. 94. Duty to pay accrued uncommitted service charges

      5. Exercising right

         1. 95. Introductory

         2. 96. Management functions under leases

         3. 97. Management functions: supplementary

         4. 98. Functions relating to approvals

         5. 99. Approvals: supplementary

         6. 100. Enforcement of tenant covenants

         7. 101. Tenant covenants: monitoring and reporting

         8. 102. Statutory functions

         9. 103. Landlord contributions to service charges

      6. Supplementary

         1. 104. Registration

         2. 105. Cessation of management

         3. 106. Agreements excluding or modifying right

         4. 107. Enforcement of obligations

         5. 108. Application to Crown

         6. 109. Powers of trustees in relation to right

         7. 110. Power to prescribe procedure

         8. 111. Notices

      7. Interpretation

         1. 112. Definitions

         2. 113. Index of defined expressions

   2. Chapter 2 Collective enfranchisement by tenants of flats

      1. Introductory

         1. 114. Amendments of right to collective enfranchisement

      2. Qualifying rules

         1. 115. Non-residential premises

         2. 116. Premises including railway track

         3. 117. Qualifying leases

         4. 118. Premises with resident landlord

         5. 119. Proportion of tenants required to participate

         6. 120. Abolition of residence condition

      3. Exercise of right

         1. 121. Right exercisable only by RTE company

         2. 122. RTE companies

         3. 123. Invitation to participate

         4. 124. Consequential amendments

         5. 125. Right of access

      4. Purchase price

         1. 126. Valuation date

         2. 127. Freeholder’s share of marriage value

         3. 128. Disregard of marriage value in case of very long leases

   3. Chapter 3 New leases for tenants of flats

      1. Introductory

         1. 129. Amendments of right to acquire new lease

      2. Qualifying rules

         1. 130. Replacement of residence test

         2. 131. Qualifying leases

         3. 132. Personal representatives

         4. 133. Crown leases

      3. Purchase price

         1. 134. Valuation date

         2. 135. Landlord’s share of marriage value

         3. 136. Disregard of marriage value in case of very long leases

   4. Chapter 4 Leasehold houses

      1. Introductory

         1. 137. Amendments of 1967 Act

      2. Qualifying rules

         1. 138. Abolition of residence test

         2. 139. Reduction of qualifying period as tenant etc

         3. 140. Exclusion of certain business tenancies

         4. 141. Tenancies not at low rent

         5. 142. Personal representatives

         6. 143. Abolition of limits on rights after lease extension

         7. 144. Exclusion of shared ownership leases

      3. Purchase price

         1. 145. Tenant’s share of marriage value

         2. 146. Disregard of marriage value in case of very long leases

         3. 147. Purchase price for enfranchisement during lease extension

      4. Absent landlords

         1. 148. Applications to be to county court

         2. 149. Valuation by leasehold valuation tribunal

   5. Chapter 5 Other provisions about leases

      1. Service charges, administration charges etc.

         1. 150. Extending meaning of service charge and management etc

         2. 151. Consultation about service charges

         3. 152. Statements of account

         4. 153. Notice to accompany demands for service charges

         5. 154. Inspection etc. of documents

         6. 155. Liability to pay service charges: jurisdiction

         7. 156. Service charge contributions to be held in separate account

         8. 157. Service charges: minor and consequential amendments

         9. 158. Administration charges

         10. 159. Charges under estate management schemes

      2. Managers appointed by leasehold valuation tribunal

         1. 160. Third parties with management responsibilities

         2. 161. Restriction of resident landlord exception

      3. Variation of leases

         1. 162. Grounds for application by party to lease

         2. 163. Transfer of jurisdiction of court to tribunal

      4. Insurance

         1. 164. Insurance otherwise than with landlord’s insurer

         2. 165. Extension of right to challenge landlord’s choice of insurer

      5. Ground rent

         1. 166. Requirement to notify long leaseholders that rent is due

      6. Forfeiture of leases of dwellings

         1. 167. Failure to pay small amount for short period

         2. 168. No forfeiture notice before determination of breach

         3. 169. Section 168: supplementary

         4. 170. Forfeiture for failure to pay service charge etc

         5. 171. Power to prescribe additional or different requirements

      7. Crown application

         1. 172. Application to Crown

   6. Chapter 6 Leasehold valuation tribunals

      1. 173. Leasehold valuation tribunals

      2. 174. Procedure

      3. 175. Appeals

      4. 176. Consequential amendments

   7. Chapter 7 General

      1. 177. Wales

      2. 178. Orders and regulations

      3. 179. Interpretation

4. Part 3 Supplementary

   1. 180. Repeals

   2. 181. Commencement etc

   3. 182. Extent

   4. 183. Short title

5. 1. Schedule 1

      Application for registration: documents

   2. Schedule 2

      Land which may not be commonhold land

   3. Schedule 3

      Commonhold association

      1. Part 1 Memorandum and articles of association

      2. Part 2 Membership

      3. Part 3 Miscellaneous

   4. Schedule 4

      Development rights

   5. Schedule 5

      Commonhold: consequential amendments

   6. Schedule 6

      Premises excluded from right to manage

   7. Schedule 7

      Right to manage: statutory provisions

   8. Schedule 8

      Enfranchisement by company: amendments

   9. Schedule 9

      Meaning of service charge and management

   10. Schedule 10

       Service charges: minor and consequential amendments

   11. Schedule 11

       Administration charges

       1. Part 1 Reasonableness of administration charges

       2. Part 2 Amendments of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

   12. Schedule 12

       Leasehold valuation tribunals: procedure

   13. Schedule 13

       Leasehold valuation tribunals: amendments

   14. Schedule 14

       Repeals