Skip to main content
  1. Home
Freehold and leasehold property

Guidance and regulation

37 results

37 results sorted by Most viewed
  • Leaseholder protections: deed of certificate - frequently asked questions

    This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Mandatory information required from leaseholders and current landlords

    This guidance explains the information required to complete the leaseholder deed of certificate, and what information your current landlord must provide in the landlord’s certificate.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Definition of ‘relevant building’

    The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Qualifying date, qualifying lease and extent

    This guidance clarifies the extent (or location) to which the leaseholder protections apply. It also explains what is meant by qualifying date and qualifying lease.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Building safety leaseholder protections: guidance for leaseholders

    This guidance provides leaseholders with a plain English explanation of the implications of the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Remediation costs: what leaseholders do and do not have to pay

    This guidance sets out further information about what you, the leaseholder, do and do not have to pay for remediating a building safety defect via your service charge.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Rentcharges

    What rentcharges are, how to apply to pay only your share of ('apportion') a rentcharge, or apply to buy out ('redeem') your rentchange.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Guide to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

    Information relating to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 27 November 2023.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Definition of ‘relevant defect’

    This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Leaseholder contribution caps

    This guidance provides an overview of what the contribution caps for qualifying leaseholders’ non-cladding remediation are and how these will work in practice.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • What are my building owner’s legal obligations?

    This guidance outlines the obligations that the leaseholder protections in the Act place onto building owners, right-to-manage companies, resident management companies and named managers.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Building Safety Fund: process guide for residents

    The Building Safety Fund (BSF) provides funding to fix life safety fire risks associated with cladding in buildings over 18 metres high. This guide explains the process.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Apply to buy a freehold reversion (BVC4)

    How to refer or buy the freehold reversion of your flat that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.

    • From: Bona Vacantia and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Cladding remediation

    This guidance provides an overview of cladding remediation and how this definition will impact you in practice.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Leaseholder protections on building safety costs in England: frequently asked questions

    From 28 June 2022, the leaseholder protections on building safety costs in England have come into effect.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Information for residents on fire safety and remediation of buildings

    This page brings together information leaseholders and other residents should be aware of on fire safety, and remediation of historic building safety defects – including who is responsible for paying for remediation works.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Guidance on the use of remediation orders

    Guidance for local authorities and fire and rescue services on the use remediation orders, a Building Safety Act 2022 enforcement power.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act: User guidance

    Guidance for leaseholders, freeholders and managing agents.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

    Documents related to the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act setting out the government’s approach to restricting ground rents in future long residential leases.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated:
  • Definition of non-cladding remediation

    This guidance provides an overview of non-cladding remediation and how this definition will impact you in practice.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
    • Updated: