Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

Interpretation

22 (1) In this Schedule—

• “appropriate tribunal” means—

  (a)

  in respect of property wholly in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal;

  (b)

  in respect of other property, the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal;

• “counter-notice” has the meaning given in paragraph 5;

• “landlord” is to be read subject to paragraph 3(9);

• “lease enfranchisement notice” means a notice under—

  (a)

  section 8 of the LRA 1967 (notice of desire to acquire freehold of house), or

  (b)

  section 13 of the LRHUDA 1993 (notice of claim to exercise right to collective enfranchisement);

  and a lease enfranchisement notice under section 13 of the LRHUDA 1993 relates to the qualifying lease if the tenant under the lease is one of the participating tenants in relation to the claim under the notice;

• “lease extension notice” means a notice under—

  (a)

  section 14 of the LRA 1967 (notice of desire to extend lease of house), or

  (b)

  section 42 of the LRHUDA 1993 (notice of claim to exercise right to acquire new lease of flat);

• “notice” means notice in writing;

• “notice of withdrawal” has the meaning given in paragraph 12;

• “peppercorn rent” has the same meaning as in the LR(GR)A 2022 (see section 4(3) of that Act);

• “peppercorn rent variation” means the variation of a lease as mentioned in paragraph 1(1);

• “qualifying lease”, “qualifying lease of a flat” and “qualifying lease of a house” have the meanings given in paragraph 2;

• “relevant date”, in relation to a claim to exercise the right to a peppercorn rent, means the date on which the rent variation notice is given;

• “rent” (except in the expression “low rent”) has the same meaning as in the LR(GR)A 2022 (see section 22(2) and (3) of that Act);

• “rent variation notice” has the meaning given in paragraph 3;

• “response period” has the meaning given in paragraph 5;

• “right to a peppercorn rent” means the right conferred by this Schedule as described in paragraph 1;

• “tenant” is to be read subject to paragraph 3(8).

(2) For the purposes of this Schedule an order of the appropriate tribunal becomes final—

(a) if not appealed against, on the expiry of the time for bringing an appeal, or

(b) if appealed against and not set aside in consequence of the appeal, at the time when the appeal and any further appeal is disposed of—

(i) by the determination of it and the expiry of the time for bringing a further appeal (if any), or

(ii) by its being abandoned or otherwise ceasing to have effect.