Leasehold Reform Act 1967

1967 c. 88 · Enacted 27 October 1967 · Extends to England and Wales

Contents

1. Part I: Enfranchisement and Extension of Long Leaseholds
2. Right to enfranchisement or extension
3. 1Tenants entitled to enfranchisement or extension.
4. 1ARight to enfranchisement only in case of houses whose value or rent exceeds limit under s.1 or 4.
5. 1AAAdditional right to enfranchisement only in case of houses whose rent exceeds applicable limit under section 4.
6. 1BRight to enfranchisement only in case of certain tenancies terminable after death or marriage.
7. 2Meaning of “house” and “houses and premises”, and adjustment of boundary.
8. 3Meaning of “long tenancy”.
9. 4Meaning of “low rent”.
10. 4AAlternative rent limits for purposes of section 1A(2).
11. 5General provisions as to claims to enfranchisement or extension.
12. 6Rights of trustees.
13. 6ARights of personal representatives
14. 7Rights of members of family succeeding to tenancy on death.
15. Enfranchisement
16. 8Obligation to enfranchise.
17. 9Purchase price and costs of enfranchisement, and tenant’s right to withdraw.
18. 9ACompensation payable in cases where right to enfranchisement arises by virtue of section 1A or 1B.
19. 10Rights to be conveyed to tenant on enfranchisement.
20. 11Exoneration from, or redemption of, rentcharges etc.
21. 12Discharge of mortgages etc. on landlord’s estate.
22. 13Payment into court in respect of mortgages etc.
23. Extension
24. 14Obligation to grant extended lease.
25. 15Terms of tenancy to be granted on extension.
26. 16Exclusion of further rights after extension.
27. Landlord’s overriding rights
28. 17Redevelopment rights (exclusion or termination of extension).
29. 18Residential rights (exclusion of enfranchisement or extension).
30. 19Retention of management powers for general benefit of neighbourhood.
31. Determination of questions, procedure, etc.
32. 20Jurisdiction and special powers of county court.
33. 21Jurisdiction of ... tribunals .
34. 22Validity of tenants’ notices, effect on Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and on notices to quit etc., and procedure generally.
35. Supplementary
36. 23Agreements excluding or modifying rights of tenant.
37. 24Application of price or compensation received by landlord, and charge of betterment levy on enfranchisement.
38. 25Mortgagee in possession of landlord’s interest.
39. 26Person to act where landlord is custodian trustee or under disability.
40. 27Enfranchisement where landlord cannot be found.
41. 27ACompensation for postponement of termination in connection with ineffective claims.
42. 27BModification of section 27A where change in immediate reversion.
43. Land held for public purposes, ecclesiastical land, etc.
44. 28Retention or resumption of land required for public purposes.
45. 29Reservation of future right to develop.
46. 30Reservation of right of pre-emption in new town or overspill area.
47. 31Ecclesiastical property.
48. 32Saving for National Trust.
49. 32AProperty transferred for public benefit etc.
50. 33Crown land.
51. 33AExclusion of certain shared ownership leases.
52. Transitional
53. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
54. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
55. 36Relief in respect of mortgages etc. on landlord’s estate.
56. Construction
57. 37Interpretation of Part I.
58. Part II: Amendments of other Acts
59. 38Modification of right to possession under Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
60. 39Application of Rent Acts to long tenancies and adaptation of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
61. 40Amendments of Places of Worship (Enfranchisement) Act 1920.
62. 41Short title, repeals, extent and commencement.
63. Schedule 1: Enfranchisement or Extension by Sub-Tenants
64. General
65. 1Paragraph 1
66. 2Paragraph 2
67. 3Paragraph 3
68. 4Paragraph 4
69. 5Paragraph 5
70. 6Paragraph 6
71. Enfranchisement
72. 7Paragraph 7
73. 7AParagraph 7A
74. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
75. 9Paragraph 9
76. Extension
77. 10Paragraph 10
78. 11Paragraph 11
79. 12Paragraph 12
80. Supplementary
81. 13Paragraph 13
82. 14Paragraph 14
83. Schedule 2: Provisions Supplementary to Sections 17 and 18 of this Act
84. 1Paragraph 1
85. 2Paragraph 2
86. 3Paragraph 3
87. 4Paragraph 4
88. 5Paragraph 5
89. 6Paragraph 6
90. 7Paragraph 7
91. 8Paragraph 8
92. 9Paragraph 9
93. Schedule 3: Validity of Tenants’ Notices, Effect on Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 etc. and Procedure Generally
94. Part I
95. Restrictions on claims by tenant, and effect of claims on other notices, forfeitures, etc.
96. 1Paragraph 1
97. 2Paragraph 2
98. 2AParagraph 2A
99. 3Paragraph 3
100. 4Paragraph 4
101. 5Paragraph 5
102. Part II
103. Procedural Provisions
104. 6Paragraph 6
105. 7Paragraph 7
106. 8Paragraph 8
107. 9Paragraph 9
108. 10Paragraph 10
109. Schedule 4: Special Covenants with Local Authorities etc. on Enfranchisement or Extension
110. Part I: Operation and Enforcement of Covenants
111. 1Paragraph 1
112. 2Paragraph 2
113. 3Paragraph 3
114. Part II: Re-acquisition for Development by Welsh new towns residuary body or University Body
115. 4Paragraph 4
116. 5Paragraph 5
117. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
118. Schedule 4A: Exclusion of Certain Shared Ownership Leases
119. Leases granted in pursuance of right to be granted a shared ownership lease
120. 1Paragraph 1
121. Certain leases granted by certain public authorities
122. 2Paragraph 2
123. Certain leases granted by housing associationsCertain housing association and other leases
124. 3Paragraph 3
125. 3AParagraph 3A
126. 4Paragraph 4
127. Certain leases in protected areas
128. 4AParagraph 4A
129. Power to prescribe matters by regulations
130. 5Paragraph 5
131. Interpretation
132. 6Paragraph 6
133. 7Paragraph 7
134. Schedule 5: Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part I (Consequential Amendments, Effect of Rent Act 1965, etc.)
135. Consequential amendments of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
136. 1Paragraph 1
137. 2Paragraph 2
138. Regulated tenancies
139. 3Paragraph 3
140. 4Paragraph 4
141. Transitional
142. 5Paragraph 5
143. 6Paragraph 6
144. 7Paragraph 7
145. 8Paragraph 8
146. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
147. Supplementary
148. 10Paragraph 10
149. Schedule 6: The Places of Worship (Enfranchisement) Act 1920, As Amended
150. 1Right or persons holding leasehold interest in place of worship or minister’s house to acquire freehold.
151. 2Procedure for acquisition of reversionary interests.
152. 3Effect of enfranchisement on convenants.
153. 5Definition.
154. 6Short title and extent.
155. Schedule 7: Repeals
156. IRepeals arising out of section 39 of this Act
157. IIRepeals arising out of section 40 of this Act