Explanatory note

These Regulations make it possible for members or fellows of the Architects and Surveyors Institute to be qualified surveyors for the purposes of sections 13(6) and 78(3) of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Subject to meeting the conditions in section 13(7)(b) or 78(4)(b) and (c), a member or fellow of the Institute (or one of the persons specified in section 13 or 78) can carry out, for tenants, valuations in connection with collective enfranchisement under section 13(6), or management audits under section 78(3).