Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (c. 22)

Part 1 Leasehold houses

Key definitions

5 Houses

(1) A “house” is a separate set of premises (on one or more floors) which—

(a) forms the whole, or part, of a building, and

(b) is constructed or adapted for use for the purposes of a dwelling.

(2) But where the separate set of premises forms part of a building, it is not a house if the whole of or a material part of the set of premises lies above or below some other part of the building.