# Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, Section 26: Interpretation of Part 1

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) In this Part—
“appropriate tribunal” means—
(a) in relation to a lease of a house in England, the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal; and
(b) in relation to a lease of a house in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal;
“appurtenant property”, in relation to a house, means any garage, outhouse, garden, yard or appurtenances belonging to, or usually enjoyed with, the house;
“enforcement authority” means a local weights and measures authority in England or Wales;
“house”: see section 5;
“lead enforcement authority” has the meaning given by section 20;
“lease”—
(a) means a lease at law or in equity (and references to the grant or assignment of a lease are to be construed accordingly);
(b) includes a sub-lease;
(c) does not include a mortgage term;
“leasehold house restrictions” has the meaning given by section 17(2);
“long residential lease of a house”: see section 2;
“long term”, in relation to a lease: see section 3;
“notify” means notify in writing, and “notification” is to be construed accordingly;
“permitted lease”: see section 7;
“permitted lease certificate” means a certificate issued by the appropriate tribunal under section 8;
“residential lease”: see section 6.
(2) In this Part, references to the grant of a lease in relation to a lease which takes effect as a deemed surrender and regrant of a lease are to the regrant of the lease.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/22/section/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024/section-26
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.