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Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

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Commencement

  1. The Act came into force on 30 June 2022, the day appointed by the Secretary of State in regulations, except for the following sections which came into force on the day the Act was passed:
    • Sections 2 and 8 (but only for the purpose of making regulations)
    • Sections 20– 26
  2. The Act empowers the Secretary of State to appoint different days for different purposes including for different kinds of leases.
  3. In relation to a lease of a retirement home, the regulations cannot appoint a day for commencement earlier than 1 April 2023. A lease of a retirement home is a lease relating to a dwelling that can only be occupied by people aged 55 or over.
  4. The Act enables the Secretary of State by regulations to make transitional or saving provisions in connection with the coming into force of any provision of the Act. This includes the power to make different provisions for different purposes including for different kinds of leases.
  5. The Secretary of State commenced section 1 to 19 of the Act in the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2022, from 30 June 2022 for non-retirement leases, and from 1 April 2023 for retirement leases.

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