The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) (England) Regulations 2026

These Regulations may be cited as the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) (England) Regulations 2026.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024;

• “dwelling” means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it;

• “joint venture landlord” means a person who—

  1. (a)

     is a landlord of a dwelling, and

  2. (b)

     is a party to an arrangement with a social housing provider or with a wholly-owned subsidiary of a social housing provider, under which the social housing provider or the wholly-owned subsidiary of a social housing provider is responsible for the management of the dwelling or of the building or estate of which the dwelling forms a part;

• “landlord” includes any person who has a right to enforce payment of a service charge;

• “local housing authority” means a district council, a county council in England for an area for which there is no district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London (in its capacity as a local authority) or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• “service charge” has the meaning given by section 18 of the LTA 1985^f1;

• “social housing provider” means—

  1. (a)

     a private registered provider of social housing^f2, or

  2. (b)

     a local housing authority;

• “social landlord” means—

  1. (a)

     a social housing provider, or

  2. (b)

     a joint venture landlord;

• “wholly-owned subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006^f3.

section 54 (notice of future service charge demands), for the purposes of making regulations under section 20B of the LTA 1985^f1;

section 55(1) and (3) (service charge demands), for the purposes of making regulations under section 21C of the LTA 1985;

section 56(1) to (3) (accounts and annual reports), for the purposes of making regulations under sections 21D, 21E and 28 of the LTA 1985^f2;

section 57(1) and (2) (right to obtain information on request), for the purposes of making regulations under sections 21F and 21G of the LTA 1985;

section 59 (limitation on ability of landlord to charge insurance costs), for the purposes of making regulations under section 20G of the LTA 1985;

section 60(1) and (2) (duty to provide information about insurance to tenants), for the purposes of making regulations under paragraphs 1A, 1B and 1C of the Schedule to the LTA 1985;

section 61 (duty of landlords to publish administration charge schedules), for the purposes of making regulations under paragraph 4A of Schedule 11 to the CLRA 2002;

section 62(1), (3), (4), (6) and (7) (limits on rights of landlords to claim litigation costs from tenants), for the purposes of making regulations under sections 20CA and 20CB of the LTA 1985 and paragraphs 5B and 5C of Schedule 11 to the CLRA 2002;

section 63 (right of tenants to claim litigation costs from landlords), for the purposes of making regulations under section 30J of the LTA 1985;

section 68 (regulations under the LTA 1985: procedure and appropriate authority);

section 70 (consequential amendments), insofar as it relates to paragraph (l);

Part 1 of Schedule 11 (consequential amendments).

section 53 (extension of regulation to fixed service charges);

section 54 (notice of future service charge demands), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 57 (right to obtain information on request), insofar as it is not already in force;

in section 58 (enforcement of duties relating to service charges)—

section 62 (limits on rights of landlords to claim litigation costs from tenants), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 63 (right of tenants to claim litigation costs from landlords), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 69 (Crown application), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (f);

section 70 (consequential amendments), insofar as it relates to paragraph (j);

section 71 (application of Part 4 to existing leases), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (g);

Part 2 of Schedule 11 (consequential amendments), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (f).

section 55 (service charge demands), insofar as it is not already in force, except so far as it applies to social landlords;

section 56 (accounts and annual reports), insofar as it is not already in force, except so far as it applies to social landlords;

section 58 (enforcement of duties relating to service charges), insofar as it is not already in force, except so far as it applies to social landlords;

section 59 (limitation on ability of landlord to charge insurance costs), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 60 (duty to provide information about insurance to tenants), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 61 of the Act (duty of landlords to publish administration charge schedules), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 69 (Crown application), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (f);

section 70 (consequential amendments), insofar as it relates to paragraph (j);

section 71 (application of Part 4 to existing leases), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (g);

Part 2 of Schedule 11 (consequential amendments), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (f).

section 55 (service charge demands), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 56 (accounts and annual reports), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 58 (enforcement of duties relating to service charges), insofar as it is not already in force;

section 69 (Crown application), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (c);

section 70 (consequential amendments), insofar as it relates to paragraph (g);

section 71 (application of Part 4 to existing leases), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (d);

Part 2 of Schedule 11 (consequential amendments), insofar as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (c).

The amendments made by the following provisions of the Act do not have effect in relation to England as regards proceedings issued before 1st April 2027—

Insofar as it relates to the provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and (b), section 71 of the Act (application of Part 4 to existing leases) does not have effect in relation to England as regards proceedings issued before 1st April 2027.