# Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, Section 5: Houses

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/22/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024/section-5
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