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This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
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.
What rentcharges are, how to apply to pay only your share of ('apportion') a rentcharge, or apply to buy out ('redeem') your rentchange.
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.
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.
This guidance provides leaseholders with a plain English explanation of the implications of the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022.
Information on freehold estates which are private and mixed tenure estates where shared areas are not owned or looked after by the local council.
This guidance provides an overview of what the contribution caps for qualifying leaseholders’ non-cladding remediation are and how these will work in practice.
Information for leaseholders and other residents about fire safety and fixing fire safety problems (also called remediation) including unsafe cladding.
From 28 June 2022, the leaseholder protections on building safety costs in England have come into effect.
This guidance summarises the types of defects to which the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 apply.
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.
This guidance provides an overview of cladding remediation and how this definition will impact you in practice.
Information relating to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 27 November 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
How to refer or buy the freehold reversion of your flat that belonged to a dissolved company and now belongs to the Crown.
Guidance for local authorities and fire and rescue services on the use remediation orders, a Building Safety Act 2022 enforcement power.
Documents related to the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act setting out the government’s approach to restricting ground rents in future long residential leases.
This guidance provides an overview of redress measures which ensure that those responsible for contributing to the building safety crisis meet the cost of rectifying their mistakes.
The Building Safety Act 2022 created legal protections for leaseholders from historical building safety costs.
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