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Enfranchisement

This publication guides practitioners through the complexities of enfranchisement, including collective enfranchisement, the tenant's right of first refusal, the right to manage, and the enfranchisement of a leasehold house.

1 Matter Plan

Overview

The commentary covers multiple topics, including qualifying criteria, participation agreements, valuations, costs, timetables, contractor notification, bona vacantia, County Court and First-tier Tribunal applications, conveyancing processes, withdrawal, and termination.

The Reference materials folder includes guidance on electronic signing and witnessing, and the comprehensive Getting the matter underway folder includes compliance and client care documents. Using the extensive Retainer Instructions when gathering information ensures nothing is missed.

Precedents in this publication include:

  • to do lists with timetables;
  • enclosures for clients explaining the process;
  • all required statutory forms and notices;
  • articles of association for a right to manage company;
  • statutory declarations of occupation;
  • a tenants' participation agreement;
  • a Deed of Surrender of Lease.
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1 Matter Plan Included

  • Item icon ALERT - 1. Lessees no longer need to have owned properties for 2 years before starting enfranchisement processes. 2. From 3 March 2025, the non-residential limit on right to manage claims rises from 25% to 50%. See Collective rights – Right to manage.
    1. Lessees no longer need to have owned properties for 2 years before starting enfranchisement processes. 2. From 3 March 2025, the non-residential limit on right to manage claims rises from 25% to 50%. See Collective rights – Right to manage.

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  • Item icon Full Commentary - Enfranchisement
  • Folder icon Reference materials
    • Item icon Electronic Signing and Witnessing
    • Item icon Looking to the Future
    • Item icon Article: The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
  • Item icon Overview
    Leasehold enfranchisement entitles a tenant to obtain a greater legal interest in the building in which they already own a flat. This can be done by:

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  • Item icon Summary of the process
    The usual steps in acting on a freehold enfranchisement are:

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  • Folder icon Acting for the tenant
    • Folder icon A. Getting the matter underway
      • Item icon File cover sheet - Enfranchisement
      • Item icon To do list - Collective enfranchisement
      • Item icon To do list - Tenant's right of first refusal
      • Item icon To do list - Right to manage
      • Item icon First steps
      • Item icon Retainer instructions - Enfranchisement
      • Folder icon Compliance documents
        • Item icon Client Due Diligence and Anti-money Laundering Guidance
        • Item icon Client Details, Identity Verification and Source of Funds
        • Item icon Conflict of interest check
        • Item icon Client and matter risk assessment
        • Folder icon If required - Reporting an issue
          • Item icon Anti-money laundering internal disclosure
      • Item icon Initial letter to client enclosing Client Care and Terms of Business
      • Folder icon Enclosures for initial letter to client
        • Item icon Client care information
        • Item icon Terms of business
        • Item icon Scope of work - Collective enfranchisement - Acting for the tenants
        • Item icon Scope of work - Right of first refusal - Acting for the tenants
        • Item icon Scope of work - Right to manage - Acting for the tenants
        • Item icon Enclosure - Estimated costs schedule - Right to manage
        • Item icon Enclosure - Estimated costs schedule - Collective enfranchisement
        • Item icon A summary of the collective enfranchisement process
        • Item icon A summary of the right to manage process
      • Item icon Time and costs estimates
      • Folder icon If required - Letter to client varying the Client Care and Terms of Business
        • Item icon Letter to client varying the Client Care and Terms of Business
      • Folder icon General deeds, agreements, statements, declarations, consents, and execution clauses
        • Item icon Deeds and agreements
        • Folder icon Deeds
          • Item icon Deed for general use
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of agreement
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of agreement with consent
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of an insurance policy
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of equitable interest in residential land
          • Item icon Deed of gift
          • Item icon Deed of guarantee
          • Item icon Deed of release
          • Item icon Deed of release and grant
          • Item icon General deed of indemnity
          • Folder icon Library of standard clauses for deeds
            • Item icon Amendment
            • Item icon Confidentiality
            • Item icon Confidentiality - Extensive
            • Item icon Costs
            • Item icon Counterparts
            • Item icon Dispute resolution
            • Item icon Events beyond control
            • Item icon Governing law and jurisdiction
            • Item icon Interpretation
            • Item icon No assignment
            • Item icon Notices
            • Item icon Severance
            • Item icon Third parties
            • Item icon Waiver
            • Item icon Whole agreement
        • Folder icon Agreements
          • Item icon Agreement for general use
          • Item icon Boundary agreement
          • Item icon Confidentiality agreement
          • Item icon Construction agreement
          • Item icon Heads of agreement
          • Folder icon Library of standard clauses for agreements
            • Item icon Amendment
            • Item icon Confidentiality
            • Item icon Confidentiality - Extensive
            • Item icon Costs
            • Item icon Counterparts
            • Item icon Dispute resolution
            • Item icon Events beyond control
            • Item icon Governing law and jurisdiction
            • Item icon Interpretation
            • Item icon No assignment
            • Item icon Notices
            • Item icon Severance
            • Item icon Third parties
            • Item icon Waiver
            • Item icon Whole agreement
        • Folder icon Statements and declarations
          • Item icon Statement of truth
          • Item icon Statement of truth - High Court
          • Item icon Statutory declaration
          • Item icon Statutory declaration of solvency
          • Item icon Affidavit - General
          • Item icon Exhibit sheet for affidavits - General
          • Item icon Witness statement - Family matters
          • Item icon Exhibit sheet to witness statement - Family matters
          • Item icon Witness statement - Civil matters
          • Item icon Exhibit sheet to witness statement - Civil matters
        • Folder icon Execution clauses
          • Item icon Execution clauses - Agreements and contracts
          • Item icon Execution clauses - Deeds
          • Item icon Execution clauses - Overseas companies
        • Folder icon Consents
          • Folder icon If required - Personal data consent - General
            • Item icon Letter to client enclosing consent - General
            • Item icon Letter to third party enclosing consent - General
            • Item icon General letter enclosing client consent
            • Item icon General letter enclosing third party consent
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - General
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - General - Third party
          • Folder icon If required - Personal data consent - Health professional
            • Item icon Letter to client enclosing consent - Health professional
            • Item icon Letter to third party enclosing consent - Health professional
            • Item icon Letter to doctor enclosing client consent
            • Item icon Letter to doctor enclosing third party consent
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - Health professional
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - Health professional - Third party
          • Folder icon Change of name
            • Item icon Change of name deed for an adult - Concise
            • Item icon Change of name deed for a minor - Concise
            • Folder icon If required - Enrolment by an adult
              • Item icon Change of name deed for an adult - For enrolment
              • Item icon Statutory declaration - Enrolment of adult change of name deed
              • Item icon Notice for the London Gazette on the change of name of an adult
              • Item icon Consent to enrolment of change of name of an adult
            • Folder icon If required - Enrolment by a minor
              • Item icon Change of name deed for a minor - For enrolment
              • Item icon Statutory declaration - Enrolment of minor change of name deed
              • Item icon Affidavit of best interest for the change of name of a minor
              • Item icon Consent to enrolment of change of name of a minor
    • Folder icon B. Collective rights – Enfranchisement
      • Item icon A summary of the collective enfranchisement process
      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for collective enfranchisement
        Qualifying tenants A qualifying tenant is a tenant of a residential flat under a long lease, with a term certain of 21 years or more: s 5 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

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      • Item icon Parties to collective enfranchisement
        The nominee purchaser Once the qualifying criteria are satisfied and the required number of qualifying tenants will participate in exercising the right, the next stage is a combination of binding the participating tenants to the process and preparing the initial notice for service on the freeholder.

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      • Item icon The tenants’ participation agreement for collective enfranchisement
        To contractually bind the participating tenants to the enfranchisement process and ensure the smooth running of the claim, tenants must enter into a formal participation agreement. There are logistical issues in obtaining the signatures of many participants in the agreement, especially if they do ...

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      • Item icon Letter to tenant enclosing participation agreement or letter of commitment – Collective enfranchisement
      • Item icon Participation agreement - Collective enfranchisement
      • Item icon Letter of commitment – Collective enfranchisement
      • Item icon Letter to client tenant with information sheet
      • Item icon Information sheet to accompany tenant notice (right to collective enfranchisement)
      • Item icon Schedule of lease and tenant details
      • Item icon Schedule of participating tenants
      • Item icon Initial information and investigation for collective enfranchisement
        Initial information, investigation, and preparation are key factors in successfully exercising a right to collective enfranchisement. A considerable amount of information will be accumulated while dealing with a claim. Good file management and regular diary updates are pivotal in collating that ...

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      • Item icon Letter to managing agent requesting disclosure
      • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing official copy request
      • Item icon Application for official copies of register/plan or certificate in form C1
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder or managing agent with information notice
      • Item icon Notice requiring information from freeholder
      • Folder icon If required - Formation of a company
        • Item icon Company having a share capital
        • Item icon Articles of association for a collective enfranchisement company
        • Item icon Letter to client advising on collective enfranchisement company memorandum and articles of association
        • Item icon Register your company – Companies House portal
      • Folder icon If required - Assignment
        • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor with notice of assignment
        • Item icon Letter to intermediate landlord with notice of assignment
        • Item icon Notice of assignment
        • Item icon Election to participate - Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act
      • Folder icon If required - Death of participating tenant
        • Item icon Letter to nominee purchaser notifying of death
        • Item icon Tenant's notice of withdrawal
        • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor notifying of death with copy of notice of withdrawal
        • Item icon Letter to intermediate landlord notifying of death with copy of notice of withdrawal
      • Folder icon If required - Absent freeholder
        • Folder icon Absent individual freeholder
          • Item icon An absent freeholder
            If the freeholder cannot be found, the options available in exercising enfranchisement rights depend on whether the freeholder is an individual or corporate entity.

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          • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
          • Item icon Claim form (CPR Part 8)
          • Item icon Letter to client confirming vesting order application filed
          • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing application to enter notice
          • Item icon Application to enter an agreed notice
          • Item icon Application to enter a unilateral notice
          • Item icon Land Registry portal
          • Item icon Application to change the register
          • Item icon Transfer of whole of registered title(s)
        • Folder icon Absent corporate freeholder
          • Item icon An absent freeholder
            If the freeholder cannot be found, the options available in exercising enfranchisement rights depend on whether the freeholder is an individual or corporate entity.

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          • Item icon Bona vacantia applications
      • Item icon Costs for collective enfranchisement
        Costs, funding, and the timing of contributions will be key factors in pursuing a claim. Costs include:

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      • Item icon Valuation of collective enfranchisement
        Valuation is a complex process that is calculated by using statutory formulae and criteria, but the underlying principle, according to Schedule 6 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, is to arrive at an:

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      • Item icon Initial letter to valuer – Collective enfranchisement
      • Item icon Letter to valuer seeking further information
      • Item icon Letter to occupier notifying that access for valuation is required
      • Item icon Letter to professional title plan provider requesting creation of plan
      • Item icon Timetable for collective enfranchisement
        Initial notice – Acting for the tenants The service of the initial notice of claim on the freeholder, and any intermediate landlord, is the first formal step in the exercise to enfranchise, triggering the liability as to costs and the obligation to adhere to a strict procedural timetable.

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      • Item icon Letter to tenant with authority to sign initial notice
      • Item icon Tenant's authority to sign initial notice
      • Item icon Letter to director of company purchaser with initial notice for execution
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder serving initial notice
      • Item icon Initial notice under Section 13 - Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act
      • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing application to enter notice
      • Item icon Application to enter an agreed notice
      • Item icon Application to enter a unilateral notice
      • Folder icon If required - Unregistered title
        • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing application to register land charge
        • Item icon Application for registration of a Land Charge
      • Folder icon If required - Deduce title
        • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor providing tenant title information
      • Item icon Leasebacks and intermediate landlords for collective enfranchisement
        Leasebacks The freehold building can contain commercial premises, residential flats leased to non-qualifying tenants, and secure tenants, which will not form part of the collective enfranchisement process.

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      • Item icon Conveyancing process for collective enfranchisement
        The standard collective enfranchisement process will take approximately 6 to 12 months from the service of the initial notice. Once all terms have been agreed between the parties, the parties have 28 days after agreement to implement the conveyancing process, which is governed by ...

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      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor with requisitions as to title
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor with proposed amendments to contract
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor approving contract and deed of transfer
      • Item icon Completion of the collective enfranchisement
        The pre-completion process will follow the terms of the contract in the usual manner for a sale or purchase of land. For more detail, see the Sale and Purchase of Land guides. Unless notified of an intention to be separately represented by any intermediate landlord, the nominee purchaser will deal ...

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      • Item icon Letter to lender requesting redemption statement
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor with undertaking for redemption sums
      • Item icon Letter to client with account and completion statement requesting funds for completion
      • Item icon LEGACY - Completion Statement - Purchase (England)
      • Item icon Application to change the register
      • Item icon Land Registry portal
      • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing FR1 for first registration and supporting documents
      • Item icon Application for first registration
      • Item icon List of documents
    • Folder icon C. Tenants’ right of first refusal
      • Item icon Tenants right of first refusal
        Under Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, a freeholder wishing to sell their reversionary interest must first offer it to qualifying tenants. Failure to do so is a criminal offence enforceable at the discretion of the relevant local authority, punishable by substantial fines.

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      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for the tenants right of first refusal
        Qualifying premises The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 defines premises as the whole or part of a building. This is generally meant to be a separate building or part of a building divided vertically from another part.

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      • Item icon Disposal by the freeholder
        When a freeholder decides to sell their interest in a property, they are obligated to offer it to the qualifying tenants if the qualifying criteria are satisfied.

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      • Item icon Procedure and timetable - Open market s 5A
      • Item icon Landlord’s offer notice: private contract
      • Item icon Procedure and timetable - Sale by public auction - Section 5B
      • Item icon Offer notice: public auction
      • Item icon Procedure and timetable - Grant of option or pre-emption s 5C
      • Item icon Offer notice: grant of option or right of pre-emption
      • Item icon Procedure and timetable - Sale not pursuant to contract s 5D
      • Item icon Procedure and timetable - Right to take the benefit of s 5E
      • Item icon Landlord’s offer notice: conveyance not preceded by contract
      • Item icon Notice by purchaser to tenant of affected flat
      • Item icon Failure to give notice of first refusal
        It can often be the case that the tenants will not know of the freehold sale until it occurs. If the freeholder has breached the statutory requirements allowing qualifying tenants to exercise the right for first refusal, the tenants can require the new freeholder to sell the freehold interest to ...

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      • Item icon Letter to freeholder serving s 11A Information Notice
      • Item icon Information Notice - s 11a Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
      • Item icon Notice - To take benefit of a contract - s 12A
      • Item icon Information Sheet - s 12A Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
      • Item icon Notice - Right to compel resale - s 12B
      • Item icon Information Sheet - s 12B Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
      • Item icon Notice - Tenants' election to take benefit of contract - s 12C
      • Item icon Information Sheet - s 12C Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
      • Item icon Acceptance notice
    • Folder icon D. Collective rights – Right to manage
      • Item icon A summary of the right to manage process
      • Item icon Collective rights – Right to manage
        The right to manage is a statutory right given to a group of tenants of flats with long leases to take over their building management through a right to manage company. In the case of Avon Ground Rents Limited v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Company Ltd (2023) EWCA Civ 616, the Court of Appeal held ...

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      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for the right to manage
        Qualifying tenants Section 75 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 defines a qualifying tenant as a flat owner who holds a residential long lease of 21 years or more.

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      • Item icon Parties to the right to manage
        Right to manage company While the right to manage is a statutory right given to a group of tenants, they do so by forming a right to manage company. Section 73 of the Commonhold Reform Act 2002 and s 74 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 set out its requirements, members, and ...

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      • Item icon Letter to client with copies of letter of commitment and estimate of costs for distribution to tenants
      • Item icon Letter of commitment - Right to manage
      • Item icon Letter to client with participation agreement and copies of the estimate of costs for distribution to tenants
      • Item icon Participation agreement - Right to manage
      • Item icon Initial information and investigations for the right to manage
        Complying with the rules is fundamental to a successful claim. Collecting and processing information and a detailed investigation and preparation are key requirements. Good file management and regular diary updates are key in managing and complying with the many prescribed time limits. Establish ...

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      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor serving pre-claim information notice
      • Item icon Right to manage - Tenant's general enquiries
      • Item icon Letter to client advising on right to manage company memorandum and articles of association
      • Item icon Articles of association of a RTM company
      • Item icon Articles of association - Right to manage company
      • Item icon Application to register a company
      • Item icon Letter to formation agent with instructions to create right to manage company
      • Item icon Letter to qualifying tenants with notice of invitation and membership application form
      • Item icon Letter right to manage company to tenant enclosing membership form
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder with membership application form
      • Item icon Right to manage - Membership application form
      • Folder icon If required - Absent landlord
        • Item icon Absent landlord
          Section 85 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 deals with a situation where the right to manage company cannot identify or trace the landlord. If a management company runs the property under the terms of an existing management lease, the claim notice can be served on it.

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        • Item icon Letter to tribunal filing application
      • Item icon Costs and management contracts for the right to manage
        The right to manage company is liable for the landlord’s reasonable costs arising out of the service of the claim notice, accountancy, audit, and legal costs. However, if such costs cannot be agreed between the parties, the landlord applies to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) for a ...

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      • Item icon Timetable for the right to manage process
        The key factor to a successful claim is to follow the rules and requirements precisely. A summary of the right to manage process can be found on the matter plan. However, it should be noted that in the case of A1 Properties (Sunderland) Ltd v Tudor Studios RTM Company Ltd [2024] UKSC 27, the ...

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      • Item icon Letter to freeholder serving claim notice
      • Item icon Letter to intermediate landlord serving claim notice
      • Item icon Letter to management company serving claim notice
      • Item icon Letter to qualifying tenant serving claim notice
      • Folder icon If required - Court appointed manager
        • Item icon Letter to court appointed manager serving claim notice
        • Item icon Letter to court with copy of claim notice
      • Item icon Post-claim information notice
        Section 93 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 provides a statutory mechanism by which the right to manage company can request any information they reasonably require in connection with exercising their right to manage. This information can be varied and wide-ranging, from ...

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      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor serving post-claim information notice
      • Item icon Letter to managing agent serving post-claim information notice
      • Item icon Right of access
        After service of the claim notice, the right to manage company has access to the building and its facilities to inspect and assess any refurbishment requirements: s 83 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. An access notice is provided to affected parties, giving them not less than ...

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      • Item icon Right to manage - Letter giving access notice to landlord and others - s 83 CLR Act 2002
      • Item icon Registration of the right to manage
        The right to manage company can register the right against the landlord’s title with a notice at the Land Registry. For further information, see r 79A of the Land Registration Rules 2003 and Practice guide 27: the leasehold reform legislation. An application is made using an Application ...

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      • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing AP1 to change the register and supporting documents
      • Item icon Application to change the register
    • Folder icon E. Individual rights – Enfranchisement of a leasehold house
      • Item icon Individual rights – Enfranchisement of a leasehold house
        The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 provides an individual’s enfranchisement rights relating to a house and entitles a tenant to either:

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      • Item icon Initial information and investigation – Freehold purchase
        Initial information, investigation, and preparation are key factors in successfully exercising a right to enfranchisement. Good file management and regular diary updates will prove to be pivotal requirements in collating that information, keeping on top of the claim's progress, and complying with ...

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      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for individual enfranchisement
        Qualifying tenant To qualify for the right to buy the freehold, there must not be an undertenant who has rights under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967.

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      • Item icon Parties to individual enfranchisement
        The landlord and freeholder It will be necessary to identify the freeholder and any other intermediate landlords. The tenant is likely to be able to provide relevant names and addresses. The Land Registry or other public records may assist if the tenant does not have all the information.

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      • Folder icon If required - Absent freeholder
        • Item icon An absent freeholder
          If the freeholder cannot be found, the options available in exercising enfranchisement rights depend on whether the freeholder is an individual or corporate entity.

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        • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
        • Item icon Claim form (CPR Part 8)
        • Item icon Letter to client confirming vesting order application filed
        • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing AP1 to change the register and supporting documents
        • Item icon Application to change the register
        • Item icon Transfer of whole of registered title(s)
        • Item icon Application to enter an agreed notice
        • Item icon Application to enter a unilateral notice
        • Item icon Land Registry portal
      • Item icon Costs for individual enfranchisement
        The tenant is liable for the freeholder’s reasonable costs, whether or not the matter proceeds to completion: s 9(4) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. Those costs will include investigation of the tenant’s right to claim, deducing title to the tenant, valuation fees, conveyancing costs, and ...

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      • Item icon Valuation for individual enfranchisement
        This exercise will be left in the hands of each party’s appointed surveyor or valuer, who will usually deal with the technical aspects and the ensuing negotiations to arrive at an agreed purchase price. It is prudent to ensure that the appointed valuer has the necessary expertise in this area. They ...

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      • Item icon Initial letter to valuer – Individual enfranchisement
      • Item icon Letter to valuer seeking further information
      • Item icon Timetable for individual enfranchisement
        Initial notice – Acting for the tenant Service of the initial notice triggers the enfranchisement process. The notice must be in the prescribed form set out in The Leasehold Reform (Enfranchisement and Extension) Regulations 1967.

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      • Item icon Letter to freeholder to negotiate the purchase of the freehold of a house
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder to purchase freehold by negotiation
      • Item icon Letter to tenant with tenant’s notice for approval and execution
      • Item icon Letter to tenant with declaration of occupancy to approve and execute
      • Item icon Statutory declaration of occupation by joint tenants
      • Item icon Statutory declaration of occupation by single tenant
      • Item icon Notice of claim to purchase freehold or extend lease
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder serving tenant’s notice
      • Item icon Letter to intermediate landlord serving tenant’s notice
      • Item icon Letter to process server with documents for service
      • Item icon Factsheet - Statutory contract and conditions
      • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing application to enter notice
      • Item icon Application to enter a unilateral notice
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor with evidence of right to enfranchise
      • Folder icon If required - Application to buy freehold
        • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
        • Item icon Claim form (CPR Part 8)
        • Item icon Letter to defendant serving claim
        • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor serving claim
        • Item icon Letter to tenant with determination and next steps
      • Folder icon If required - Surrender of lease
        • Item icon Letter to client enclosing surrender of lease for signing
        • Item icon Deed of surrender of lease
        • Item icon Letter to other side’s solicitor enclosing signed deed of surrender
      • Item icon Conveyancing process for individual enfranchisement
        The tenant is primarily responsible for drafting the deed of transfer: s 9 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. However, in practice it is prepared by the freeholder. Particular care needs to be taken when drafting the deed to encompass and include all rights to which the property is to benefit ...

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      • Item icon Tenant's notice to complete
      • Item icon Letter to lender requesting consent for title merge
      • Item icon Letter to tenant enclosing transfer and deed of substituted security for execution
      • Item icon Transfer of whole of registered title(s)
      • Item icon Deed of substituted security
      • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor approving deed of transfer
      • Item icon Completion of the individual enfranchisement
        The timetable for completion begins after the purchase price has either been agreed or determined. Broadly, completion is at least 4 weeks after the purchase price has been agreed or determined and in accordance with the standard conditions as set out in the statutory contract. The property ...

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      • Item icon Registration following individual enfranchisement
        Once completion has taken place, the application is submitted to the Land Registry for the registration of the Transfer of Whole of Registered Title(s), using form AP1, as in a standard conveyancing purchase. The tenant’s leasehold will not automatically merge with the freehold title on ...

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      • Item icon Letter to Land Registry enclosing AP1 to change the register and supporting documents
      • Item icon Application to change the register
      • Item icon Restriction - consent or certificate
    • Folder icon F. If required – Withdrawal, defaults, and disputes
      • Folder icon Withdrawal and termination
        • Item icon Withdrawal and termination of the collective enfranchisement process
          The participating tenants can withdraw the claim either:

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        • Item icon Withdrawal and termination of the right to manage process
          If the right to manage is terminated for whatever reason, no further application for the right to manage will be considered for another 4 years without the prior consent of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). The right to manage can be terminated as follows:

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        • Item icon Withdrawal and termination of the individual enfranchisement process
          Within 1 month of the purchase price having either been agreed or determined, the tenant can give written notice to the freeholder indicating that the tenant is unable or unwilling to buy the freehold: s 9(3) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. The effect of serving a notice of withdrawal ...

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        • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor giving notice of withdrawal
        • Item icon Letter to intermediate landlord giving notice of withdrawal
        • Item icon Tenant's notice of withdrawal
        • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor enclosing a cheque for their agreed fees
      • Folder icon Default
        • Item icon Letter to freeholder’s solicitor giving default notice
        • Item icon Tenant's notice of default
      • Folder icon Disputes - First-tier tribunal (property chamber)
        • Item icon Applications to the tribunal
          If terms cannot be agreed, either party can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). This must be done at least 2 months from but within 6 months of the counter-notice's service date. For collective enfranchisement, use the form Leasehold 10: Application for Determination of ...

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        • Item icon Letter to tribunal filing application
        • Item icon Letter of service to other side - Application to first-tier tribunal
        • Folder icon Library of property tribunal forms
          • Item icon Application for permission to appeal a decision to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)
          • Item icon Application for determination of reasonable costs - flats and premises
          • Item icon Application for an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – GOV.UK
          • Item icon Apply for an order that a breach of a lease has occurred
          • Item icon Application for the dispensation of all or any of the consultation requirements provided by section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – GOV.UK
          • Item icon Variation of a lease or leases
          • Item icon Application for a determination of liability to pay and reasonableness of service charges – GOV.UK
          • Item icon Apply for the appointment of a manager, or to vary or discharge an order appointing a manager
          • Item icon Application for an order under paragraph 5A to schedule 11 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002
          • Item icon Application form Flats and premises collective enfranchisement: Missing landlord Premium
          • Item icon Application for a reasonable costs order
          • Item icon Applications for determination of price payable, provisions in the conveyance, apportionment of rent and determination of sub-tenant's share. Houses and premises - Leasehold enfranchisement: Missing landlord
          • Item icon Application for determination of price payable Houses and Premises – Leasehold Enfranchisement
          • Item icon Application for determination of premium or other terms of acquisition remaining in dispute. Flats and premises - Lease renewal
          • Item icon Leasehold enfranchisement and leasehold extension – Apply for a reasonable costs order
          • Item icon Apply for a determination of liability to pay an administration charge or for a variation of a fixed administration charge
      • Folder icon Disputes – County Court
        • Item icon Letter to tribunal filing application
        • Item icon Claim form (CPR Part 8)
        • Item icon Letter to defendant serving claim
        • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor serving claim
    • Folder icon G. Commonhold
      • Item icon Commonhold
        In English law, the concept of a freehold flat, equivalent to the American condominium or the Australian strata title, does not exist. The enactment of the Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Act 2002 was an attempt to introduce an alternative to the long leasehold title and to overcome 2 main ...

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      • Item icon Memorandum of association - Commonhold limited company
      • Item icon Articles of association - Commonhold limited company
      • Item icon Community statement - Commonhold limited company
      • Item icon Notice requesting further details about a tenancy
      • Item icon Notice to sub-tenant of diversion of rent
      • Item icon Commonhold unit information certificate
      • Item icon Notice of transfer of a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Notice of transfer of part of a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Notice of vesting of a commonhold unit by operation of law
      • Item icon Notice to a prospective tenant
      • Item icon Notice of grant of a tenancy in a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Notice to a prospective assignee
      • Item icon Notice of assignment of a tenancy in a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Complaint notice against commonhold association
      • Item icon Reply to complaint notice against commonhold association
      • Item icon Default notice
      • Item icon Reply to default notice
      • Item icon Request for action
      • Item icon Reply to request for action
      • Item icon Complaint notice against unit-holder or tenant
      • Item icon Reply to complaint notice against unit-holder or tenant
    • Folder icon H. Finalising the matter
      • Item icon Letter to client finalising the matter
      • Item icon Example invoice
      • Item icon Closing the file
      • Item icon File closing checklist
      • Item icon File review form - General
  • Folder icon Acting for the freeholder
    • Folder icon A. Getting the matter underway
      • Item icon File cover sheet - Enfranchisement
      • Item icon To do list - Collective enfranchisement
      • Item icon First steps
      • Item icon Retainer instructions - Enfranchisement
      • Folder icon Compliance documents
        • Item icon Client Due Diligence and Anti-money Laundering Guidance
        • Item icon Client Details, Identity Verification and Source of Funds
        • Item icon Conflict of interest check
        • Item icon Client and matter risk assessment
        • Folder icon If required - Reporting an issue
          • Item icon Anti-money laundering internal disclosure
      • Item icon Initial letter to client enclosing Client Care and Terms of Business
      • Folder icon Enclosures for initial letter to client
        • Item icon Client care information
        • Item icon Terms of business
        • Item icon Scope of work - Collective enfranchisement - Acting for the freeholder
        • Item icon Scope of work - Right of first refusal - Acting for the freeholder
        • Item icon Scope of work - Right to manage - Acting for the freeholder
        • Item icon A summary of the collective enfranchisement process
        • Item icon A summary of the right to manage process
      • Item icon Time and costs estimates
      • Folder icon If required - Letter to client varying the Client Care and Terms of Business
        • Item icon Letter to client varying the Client Care and Terms of Business
      • Folder icon General deeds, agreements, statements, declarations, consents, and execution clauses
        • Item icon Deeds and agreements
        • Folder icon Deeds
          • Item icon Deed for general use
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of agreement
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of agreement with consent
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of an insurance policy
          • Item icon Deed of assignment of equitable interest in residential land
          • Item icon Deed of gift
          • Item icon Deed of guarantee
          • Item icon Deed of release
          • Item icon Deed of release and grant
          • Item icon General deed of indemnity
          • Folder icon Library of standard clauses for deeds
            • Item icon Amendment
            • Item icon Confidentiality
            • Item icon Confidentiality - Extensive
            • Item icon Costs
            • Item icon Counterparts
            • Item icon Dispute resolution
            • Item icon Events beyond control
            • Item icon Governing law and jurisdiction
            • Item icon Interpretation
            • Item icon No assignment
            • Item icon Notices
            • Item icon Severance
            • Item icon Third parties
            • Item icon Waiver
            • Item icon Whole agreement
        • Folder icon Agreements
          • Item icon Agreement for general use
          • Item icon Boundary agreement
          • Item icon Confidentiality agreement
          • Item icon Construction agreement
          • Item icon Heads of agreement
          • Folder icon Library of standard clauses for agreements
            • Item icon Amendment
            • Item icon Confidentiality
            • Item icon Confidentiality - Extensive
            • Item icon Costs
            • Item icon Counterparts
            • Item icon Dispute resolution
            • Item icon Events beyond control
            • Item icon Governing law and jurisdiction
            • Item icon Interpretation
            • Item icon No assignment
            • Item icon Notices
            • Item icon Severance
            • Item icon Third parties
            • Item icon Waiver
            • Item icon Whole agreement
        • Folder icon Statements and declarations
          • Item icon Statement of truth
          • Item icon Statement of truth - High Court
          • Item icon Statutory declaration
          • Item icon Statutory declaration of solvency
          • Item icon Affidavit - General
          • Item icon Exhibit sheet for affidavits - General
          • Item icon Witness statement - Family matters
          • Item icon Exhibit sheet to witness statement - Family matters
          • Item icon Witness statement - Civil matters
          • Item icon Exhibit sheet to witness statement - Civil matters
        • Folder icon Execution clauses
          • Item icon Execution clauses - Agreements and contracts
          • Item icon Execution clauses - Deeds
          • Item icon Execution clauses - Overseas companies
        • Folder icon Consents
          • Folder icon If required - Personal data consent - General
            • Item icon Letter to client enclosing consent - General
            • Item icon Letter to third party enclosing consent - General
            • Item icon General letter enclosing client consent
            • Item icon General letter enclosing third party consent
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - General
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - General - Third party
          • Folder icon If required - Personal data consent - Health professional
            • Item icon Letter to client enclosing consent - Health professional
            • Item icon Letter to third party enclosing consent - Health professional
            • Item icon Letter to doctor enclosing client consent
            • Item icon Letter to doctor enclosing third party consent
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - Health professional
            • Item icon Consent to provide information - Health professional - Third party
          • Folder icon Change of name
            • Item icon Change of name deed for an adult - Concise
            • Item icon Change of name deed for a minor - Concise
            • Folder icon If required - Enrolment by an adult
              • Item icon Change of name deed for an adult - For enrolment
              • Item icon Statutory declaration - Enrolment of adult change of name deed
              • Item icon Notice for the London Gazette on the change of name of an adult
              • Item icon Consent to enrolment of change of name of an adult
            • Folder icon If required - Enrolment by a minor
              • Item icon Change of name deed for a minor - For enrolment
              • Item icon Statutory declaration - Enrolment of minor change of name deed
              • Item icon Affidavit of best interest for the change of name of a minor
              • Item icon Consent to enrolment of change of name of a minor
    • Folder icon B. Collective rights – Enfranchisement
      • Item icon Initial information and investigation for collective enfranchisement
        Initial information, investigation, and preparation are key factors in successfully exercising a right to collective enfranchisement. A considerable amount of information will be accumulated while dealing with a claim. Good file management and regular diary updates are pivotal in collating that ...

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      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for collective enfranchisement
        Qualifying tenants A qualifying tenant is a tenant of a residential flat under a long lease, with a term certain of 21 years or more: s 5 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

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      • Item icon Parties to collective enfranchisement
        The nominee purchaser Once the qualifying criteria are satisfied and the required number of qualifying tenants will participate in exercising the right, the next stage is a combination of binding the participating tenants to the process and preparing the initial notice for service on the freeholder.

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      • Item icon The tenants’ participation agreement for collective enfranchisement
        To contractually bind the participating tenants to the enfranchisement process and ensure the smooth running of the claim, tenants must enter into a formal participation agreement. There are logistical issues in obtaining the signatures of many participants in the agreement, especially if they do ...

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      • Item icon Costs for collective enfranchisement
        Costs, funding, and the timing of contributions will be key factors in pursuing a claim. Costs include:

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      • Item icon Valuation of collective enfranchisement
        Valuation is a complex process that is calculated by using statutory formulae and criteria, but the underlying principle, according to Schedule 6 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, is to arrive at an:

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      • Item icon Initial letter to valuer from freeholder client - Collective enfranchisement
      • Item icon Letter to occupier notifying that access for valuation is required
      • Item icon Application to enter a unilateral notice
      • Item icon Timetable for collective enfranchisement
        Initial notice – Acting for the tenants The service of the initial notice of claim on the freeholder, and any intermediate landlord, is the first formal step in the exercise to enfranchise, triggering the liability as to costs and the obligation to adhere to a strict procedural timetable.

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      • Item icon Letter to the tenant’s solicitor requesting evidence of a tenant’s title
      • Item icon Letter to other landlords seeking agreement
      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitors serving counter notice
      • Item icon Leasebacks and intermediate landlords for collective enfranchisement
        Leasebacks The freehold building can contain commercial premises, residential flats leased to non-qualifying tenants, and secure tenants, which will not form part of the collective enfranchisement process.

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      • Item icon Landlord's counter notice - Section 21 LRHUD 1993
      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitor providing freehold title information
      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitor with answers to requisitions on title
      • Item icon Letter to buyer's solicitors sending draft contract and transfer
      • Item icon Letter to lender requesting redemption statement
      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitor with undertaking for redemption sums
      • Item icon Conveyancing process for collective enfranchisement
        The standard collective enfranchisement process will take approximately 6 to 12 months from the service of the initial notice. Once all terms have been agreed between the parties, the parties have 28 days after agreement to implement the conveyancing process, which is governed by ...

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      • Item icon Completion of the collective enfranchisement
        The pre-completion process will follow the terms of the contract in the usual manner for a sale or purchase of land. For more detail, see the Sale and Purchase of Land guides. Unless notified of an intention to be separately represented by any intermediate landlord, the nominee purchaser will deal ...

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    • Folder icon C. Tenants’ right of first refusal
      • Item icon Tenants right of first refusal
        Under Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, a freeholder wishing to sell their reversionary interest must first offer it to qualifying tenants. Failure to do so is a criminal offence enforceable at the discretion of the relevant local authority, punishable by substantial fines.

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      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for the tenants right of first refusal
        Qualifying premises The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 defines premises as the whole or part of a building. This is generally meant to be a separate building or part of a building divided vertically from another part.

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      • Item icon Disposal by the freeholder
        When a freeholder decides to sell their interest in a property, they are obligated to offer it to the qualifying tenants if the qualifying criteria are satisfied.

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      • Item icon Notice of landlords address for service
      • Item icon Letter to tenants serving first refusal notice
      • Item icon Landlord’s offer notice: private contract
      • Item icon Failure to give notice of first refusal
        It can often be the case that the tenants will not know of the freehold sale until it occurs. If the freeholder has breached the statutory requirements allowing qualifying tenants to exercise the right for first refusal, the tenants can require the new freeholder to sell the freehold interest to ...

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      • Item icon New freeholder requirements
        New freeholders are required by statute to notify each tenant of their name and address. Failure to do so is a criminal offence: s 3 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. Failure to serve this notice will also leave the previous freeholder open to liability for breaches of the lease under ...

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      • Item icon Letter to tenants with notice of freehold purchase
      • Item icon Notice to tenant of assignment of landlord’s interest
    • Folder icon D. Collective rights – Right to manage
      • Item icon Collective rights – Right to manage
        The right to manage is a statutory right given to a group of tenants of flats with long leases to take over their building management through a right to manage company. In the case of Avon Ground Rents Limited v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Company Ltd (2023) EWCA Civ 616, the Court of Appeal held ...

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      • Item icon Initial information and investigations for the right to manage
        Complying with the rules is fundamental to a successful claim. Collecting and processing information and a detailed investigation and preparation are key requirements. Good file management and regular diary updates are key in managing and complying with the many prescribed time limits. Establish ...

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      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for the right to manage
        Qualifying tenants Section 75 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 defines a qualifying tenant as a flat owner who holds a residential long lease of 21 years or more.

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      • Item icon Parties to the right to manage
        Right to manage company While the right to manage is a statutory right given to a group of tenants, they do so by forming a right to manage company. Section 73 of the Commonhold Reform Act 2002 and s 74 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 set out its requirements, members, and ...

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      • Item icon Costs and management contracts for the right to manage
        The right to manage company is liable for the landlord’s reasonable costs arising out of the service of the claim notice, accountancy, audit, and legal costs. However, if such costs cannot be agreed between the parties, the landlord applies to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) for a ...

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      • Item icon Right to manage - Information notice - s 93
      • Item icon Letter to contractor notifying of right to manage
      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitor notifying of existing contracts
      • Item icon Letter to contractor giving notice
      • Item icon Landlord’s counter-notice
        A counter-notice must be served on the right to manage company no later than the date specified in the claim notice, being not less than 1 month after service of the claim notice. If the landlord admits the claim or fails to serve a counter-notice, the right to manage company acquires the ...

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      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitor serving right to manage counter-notice
      • Item icon Timetable for the right to manage process
        The key factor to a successful claim is to follow the rules and requirements precisely. A summary of the right to manage process can be found on the matter plan. However, it should be noted that in the case of A1 Properties (Sunderland) Ltd v Tudor Studios RTM Company Ltd [2024] UKSC 27, the ...

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      • Item icon A summary of the right to manage process
      • Item icon Post-claim information notice
        Section 93 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 provides a statutory mechanism by which the right to manage company can request any information they reasonably require in connection with exercising their right to manage. This information can be varied and wide-ranging, from ...

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      • Item icon Letter to right to manage company giving notice under s 92
      • Item icon Letter enclosing replies to tenant’s right to manage information notice
      • Item icon Replies to tenant's right to manage information notice
      • Item icon Right of access
        After service of the claim notice, the right to manage company has access to the building and its facilities to inspect and assess any refurbishment requirements: s 83 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. An access notice is provided to affected parties, giving them not less than ...

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      • Item icon Registration of the right to manage
        The right to manage company can register the right against the landlord’s title with a notice at the Land Registry. For further information, see r 79A of the Land Registration Rules 2003 and Practice guide 27: the leasehold reform legislation. An application is made using an Application ...

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    • Folder icon E. Individual rights – Enfranchisement of a leasehold house
      • Item icon Individual rights – Enfranchisement of a leasehold house
        The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 provides an individual’s enfranchisement rights relating to a house and entitles a tenant to either:

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      • Item icon Initial information and investigation – Freehold purchase
        Initial information, investigation, and preparation are key factors in successfully exercising a right to enfranchisement. Good file management and regular diary updates will prove to be pivotal requirements in collating that information, keeping on top of the claim's progress, and complying with ...

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      • Item icon Qualifying criteria for individual enfranchisement
        Qualifying tenant To qualify for the right to buy the freehold, there must not be an undertenant who has rights under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967.

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      • Item icon Parties to individual enfranchisement
        The landlord and freeholder It will be necessary to identify the freeholder and any other intermediate landlords. The tenant is likely to be able to provide relevant names and addresses. The Land Registry or other public records may assist if the tenant does not have all the information.

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      • Item icon Freeholder’s notice in reply – Acting for the freeholder
        On receipt of the tenant’s notice, the freeholder’s practitioner will need to implement their investigative processes before responding. This will include investigating:

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      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitor requesting deposit
      • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitor requesting evidence of right to enfranchise
      • Item icon Letter to tenant's solicitor in reply to Notice of Claim - Freehold purchase
      • Item icon Freeholder's notice in reply to tenant's claim
      • Item icon Notice in reply to tenant’s claim
      • Item icon Costs for individual enfranchisement
        The tenant is liable for the freeholder’s reasonable costs, whether or not the matter proceeds to completion: s 9(4) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. Those costs will include investigation of the tenant’s right to claim, deducing title to the tenant, valuation fees, conveyancing costs, and ...

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      • Item icon Valuation for individual enfranchisement
        This exercise will be left in the hands of each party’s appointed surveyor or valuer, who will usually deal with the technical aspects and the ensuing negotiations to arrive at an agreed purchase price. It is prudent to ensure that the appointed valuer has the necessary expertise in this area. They ...

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      • Item icon Initial letter to valuer from freeholder client – Individual enfranchisement
      • Item icon Timetable for individual enfranchisement
        Initial notice – Acting for the tenant Service of the initial notice triggers the enfranchisement process. The notice must be in the prescribed form set out in The Leasehold Reform (Enfranchisement and Extension) Regulations 1967.

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      • Item icon Conveyancing process for individual enfranchisement
        The tenant is primarily responsible for drafting the deed of transfer: s 9 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. However, in practice it is prepared by the freeholder. Particular care needs to be taken when drafting the deed to encompass and include all rights to which the property is to benefit ...

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      • Item icon Letter to buyer's solicitors sending draft contract and transfer
      • Item icon Transfer of whole of registered title(s)
      • Item icon Transfer of part of registered title(s)
      • Item icon Assent of whole of registered title(s) by personal representative(s)
      • Item icon Completion of the individual enfranchisement
        The timetable for completion begins after the purchase price has either been agreed or determined. Broadly, completion is at least 4 weeks after the purchase price has been agreed or determined and in accordance with the standard conditions as set out in the statutory contract. The property ...

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      • Item icon Registration following individual enfranchisement
        Once completion has taken place, the application is submitted to the Land Registry for the registration of the Transfer of Whole of Registered Title(s), using form AP1, as in a standard conveyancing purchase. The tenant’s leasehold will not automatically merge with the freehold title on ...

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    • Folder icon F. If required – Withdrawal, defaults, and disputes
      • Item icon Withdrawal and termination of the collective enfranchisement process
        The participating tenants can withdraw the claim either:

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      • Item icon Withdrawal and termination of the right to manage process
        If the right to manage is terminated for whatever reason, no further application for the right to manage will be considered for another 4 years without the prior consent of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). The right to manage can be terminated as follows:

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      • Item icon Withdrawal and termination of the individual enfranchisement process
        Within 1 month of the purchase price having either been agreed or determined, the tenant can give written notice to the freeholder indicating that the tenant is unable or unwilling to buy the freehold: s 9(3) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. The effect of serving a notice of withdrawal ...

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      • Folder icon Default
        • Item icon Letter to tenant’s solicitors giving default notice
        • Item icon Landlord's notice of default - Enfranchisement
      • Folder icon Disputes in first-tier tribunal (property chamber)
        • Item icon Applications to the tribunal
          If terms cannot be agreed, either party can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). This must be done at least 2 months from but within 6 months of the counter-notice's service date. For collective enfranchisement, use the form Leasehold 10: Application for Determination of ...

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        • Item icon Letter to tribunal filing application
        • Item icon Landlord’s counter notice (Section 45(b))
        • Item icon Letter of service to other side - Application to first-tier tribunal
      • Folder icon Disputes – County Court
        • Item icon Letter to tribunal filing application
        • Item icon Claim form (CPR Part 8)
        • Item icon Letter to defendant serving claim
        • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor serving claim
    • Folder icon G. Commonhold
      • Item icon Commonhold
        In English law, the concept of a freehold flat, equivalent to the American condominium or the Australian strata title, does not exist. The enactment of the Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Act 2002 was an attempt to introduce an alternative to the long leasehold title and to overcome 2 main ...

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      • Item icon Memorandum of association - Commonhold limited company
      • Item icon Articles of association - Commonhold limited company
      • Item icon Community statement - Commonhold limited company
      • Item icon Notice requesting further details about a tenancy
      • Item icon Notice to sub-tenant of diversion of rent
      • Item icon Commonhold unit information certificate
      • Item icon Notice of transfer of a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Notice of transfer of part of a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Notice of vesting of a commonhold unit by operation of law
      • Item icon Notice to a prospective tenant
      • Item icon Notice of grant of a tenancy in a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Notice to a prospective assignee
      • Item icon Notice of assignment of a tenancy in a commonhold unit
      • Item icon Complaint notice against commonhold association
      • Item icon Reply to complaint notice against commonhold association
      • Item icon Default notice
      • Item icon Reply to default notice
      • Item icon Request for action
      • Item icon Reply to request for action
      • Item icon Complaint notice against unit-holder or tenant
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