Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

99Interpretation of Part 5

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(1)In this Part—

  • “administration charge” has the meaning given in section 83;

  • “the appropriate authority” means—

    (a)

    in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

    (b)

    in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

  • “the appropriate tribunal” means—

    (a)

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

    (b)

    in relation to a dwelling in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal;

  • “arbitration agreement”, “arbitration proceedings” and “arbitral tribunal” have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996;

  • “costs” includes overheads;

  • “dwelling” means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it;

  • “estate management” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(2));

  • “estate management charge” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(8) and (9));

  • “estate manager” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(3) and (4));

  • “information” includes a document containing information, and a copy of such a document;

  • “long lease” has the meaning given in section 77(2) of the LRHUDA 1993;

  • “managed dwelling” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(5));

  • “post-dispute arbitration agreement”, in relation to any matter, means an arbitration agreement made after a dispute about the matter has arisen;

  • “relevant costs” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(11) and (12));

  • “relevant obligation” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(6) and (7));

  • “rentcharge” has the same meaning as in the RA 1977 (see section 1 of that Act).

(2)For the purposes of this Part, a person is an “owner” of a dwelling if—

(a)the person owns freehold land which comprises the dwelling,

(b)the person is a tenant of the dwelling under a long lease, or

(c)where the dwelling is part of a building—

(i)the person owns freehold land which comprises the building, or

(ii)the person is a tenant of the building under a long lease.