Part 1Leasehold houses

General

26Interpretation of Part 1

(1)

In this Part—

appropriate tribunal” means—

(a)

in relation to a lease of a house in England, the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal; and

(b)

in relation to a lease of a house in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal;

appurtenant property”, in relation to a house, means any garage, outhouse, garden, yard or appurtenances belonging to, or usually enjoyed with, the house;

enforcement authority” means a local weights and measures authority in England or Wales;

house”: see section 5;

lead enforcement authority” has the meaning given by section 20;

lease”—

(a)

means a lease at law or in equity (and references to the grant or assignment of a lease are to be construed accordingly);

(b)

includes a sub-lease;

(c)

does not include a mortgage term;

leasehold house restrictions” has the meaning given by section 17(2);

long residential lease of a house”: see section 2;

long term”, in relation to a lease: see section 3;

notify” means notify in writing, and “notification” is to be construed accordingly;

permitted lease”: see section 7;

permitted lease certificate” means a certificate issued by the appropriate tribunal under section 8;

residential lease”: see section 6.

(2)

In this Part, references to the grant of a lease in relation to a lease which takes effect as a deemed surrender and regrant of a lease are to the regrant of the lease.