1Citation#
These Regulations may be cited as the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025.
2Provision coming into force on 31st January 2025#
Section 27 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (removal of qualifying period before enfranchisement and extension claims) comes into force on 31st January 2025.
3Transitional provision#
(1)The Schedule to the 1997 Regulations (forms of tenants’ and landlords’ notices under Part 1 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967) is modified as follows until the relevant date.
(2)In Form 1 (notice of tenant’s claim to acquire the freehold or an extended lease), in the Schedule (particulars supporting tenant’s claim)—
(a)paragraph 4 has effect as if “(see Note 6 below)” were omitted;
(b)the Notes have effect as if Note 6 were omitted.
(3)In Form 2 (notice of tenant’s claim under section 28(1)(b)(ii)), in the Schedule (particulars supporting tenant’s claim)—
(a)paragraph 4 has effect as if “(see Note 5 below)” were omitted;
(b)the Notes have effect as if Note 5 were omitted.
(4)In this regulation—• “the 1997 Regulations” means the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1997;• “relevant date” means—(a) for the purposes of paragraph (2), the date on which the Schedule to Form 1 (in the Schedule to the 1997 Regulations) is substituted with a new Schedule;(b) for the purposes of paragraph (3), the date on which the Schedule to Form 2 (in the Schedule to the 1997 Regulations) is substituted with a new Schedule.
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