Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

1. Introductory Text

2. Application of Act

   1. 1. Regulated leases

   2. 2. Excepted leases

3. Prohibited and permitted rent

   1. 3. Prohibited rent

   2. 4. Permitted rent: general rule

   3. 5. Permitted rent: shared ownership leases

   4. 6. Permitted rent: leases replacing pre-commencement leases

4. Effect of term reserving prohibited rent

   1. 7. Term reserving prohibited rent treated as reserving permitted rent

5. Enforcement

   1. 8. Enforcement authorities

   2. 9. Financial penalties

   3. 10. Recovery of prohibited rent by enforcement authority

   4. 11. Interest on amounts ordered to be paid under section 10

   5. 12. Enforcement authorities: supplementary

   6. 13. Recovery of prohibited rent by tenant

   7. 14. Interest on amount ordered to be paid under section 13

   8. 15. Application to appropriate tribunal as to effect of section 7

   9. 16. Assistance

   10. 17. Interpretation of enforcement provisions

6. Administration charges

   1. 18. Administration charges for peppercorn rents

7. General

   1. 19. Amendments to Housing Act 1985

   2. 20. Consequential amendments

   3. 21. Regulations

   4. 22. Interpretation

   5. 23. Crown application

   6. 24. Extent

   7. 25. Commencement

   8. 26. Short title

8. 1. Schedule

      Enforcement

      1. 1. Introduction

      2. 2. Notice of intent

      3. 3. Time limits for serving notice of intent

      4. 4. Right to make written representations

      5. 5. Final notice

      6. 6. Withdrawal or amendment of notice

      7. 7. Appeals

      8. 8. Recovery of financial penalty

      9. 9. Recovery of prohibited rent and interest

      10. 10. Assistance to recover prohibited rent

      11. 11. Proceeds of financial penalties

      12. 12. Any proceeds of a financial penalty imposed under this Act...