Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993

Owners of intermediate interests entitled to part of marriage value E+W

9 (1) This paragraph applies where [F1 paragraph 2 applies and]— E+W

(a) the price payable for the freehold of the specified premises includes an amount in respect of the freeholder’s share of the marriage value, and

(b) the nominee purchaser is to acquire any intermediate leasehold interests.

(2) The amount payable to the freeholder in respect of his share of the marriage value shall be divided between the freeholder and the owners of the intermediate leasehold interests in proportion to the value of their respective interests in the specified premises (as determined for the purposes of paragraph 2(1)(a) or paragraph 6(1)(b)(i), as the case may be).

(3) Where the owner of an intermediate leasehold interest is entitled in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) to any part of the amount payable to the freeholder in respect of the freeholder’s share of the marriage value, the amount to which he is so entitled shall be payable to him by the freeholder.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 6 para. 9(1) inserted (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 52, s. 107, Sch. 10 para. 18(7); S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(2) (with saving in Sch.)

F2 [9A (1) This paragraph applies where paragraph 5A applies and— E+W

(a) the price payable for the freehold of a part of the specified premises includes an amount in respect of the freeholder’s share of the marriage value, and

(b) the nominee purchaser is to acquire any intermediate leasehold interests which subsist in that part.

(2) The amount payable to the freeholder of the part in respect of his share of the marriage value shall be divided between the freeholder and the owners of the intermediate leasehold interests which subsist in that part in proportion to the value of their respective interests in the part (as determined for the purposes of paragraph 5A(2)(a) or paragraph 6(1)(b)(i), as the case may be).

(3) Where an intermediate leasehold interest subsists not only in the part of the specified premises in which the freeholder’s interest subsists (“the relevant part”) but also in another part of those premises—

(a) the value of the intermediate leasehold interest as determined for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b)(i) shall be apportioned between the relevant part and the other part of the specified premises in which it subsists, and

(b) sub-paragraph (2) shall have effect as if the reference to the value of the intermediate leasehold interest in the relevant part as determined for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b)(i) were to the value of that interest as determined on an apportionment in accordance with paragraph (a).

(4) Where the owner of an intermediate leasehold interest is entitled in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) to any part of the amount payable to the freeholder in respect of the freeholder’s share of the marriage value, the amount to which he is so entitled shall be payable to him by the freeholder.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 6 para. 9A inserted (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 52, s. 107, Sch. 10 para. 18(8); S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(2) (with saving in Sch.)