Paragraph 1

In this Schedule—

• F1“the appropriate time”, in relation to a flat or other unit contained in the specified premises, means the time when the freehold of the flat or other unit is acquired by the nominee purchaser;

• “the demised premises”, in relation to a lease granted or to be granted in pursuance of Part II or III of this Schedule, means—

  1. (a)

     the flat or other unit demised or to be demised under the lease, or

  2. (b)

     in the case of such a lease under which two or more units are demised, both or all of those units or (if the context so permits) any of them;

• “the freeholder”, in relation to a flat or other unit contained in the specified premises, means the person who owns the freehold of the flat or other unit immediately before the appropriate time;

• “housing association” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the M1Housing Associations Act 1985;

• “intermediate landlord”, in relation to a flat or other unit let to a tenant, means a person who holds a leasehold interest in the flat or other unit which is superior to that held by the tenant’s immediate landlord;

• “other property” means property other than the demised premises.

In this Schedule any reference to a flat or other unit, in the context of the grant of a lease of it, includes any yard, garden, garage, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to or usually enjoyed with it and let with it immediately before the appropriate time.