Philip Brown takes a look at the Law Commission's interim statement on
This hub will help you keep up to date with the developments being discussed in relation to leasehold and freehold reform.
You can find copies of relevant legislation and discussion papers as well as articles by our members in the links below. This include an overview of the new legislation in Piers Harrison’s article: The Leasehold & Freehold Reform Act 2024 – an overview.
- Recent articles
Tanfield produces regular articles considering the proposed reforms and the implications of recent legislation (the most recent being at the top of the list):
On 6th February 2025, the Secretary of State made regulations in exercise
There is lots of service charge caselaw on landlord and managing agents’
On 22 January 2025, the Secretary of State made regulations implementing section
Today, 31 October 2024, changes to the Building Safety Act 2022 brought about by the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2022, come into force by The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024 No. 1018). By regulation 2, these include changes to remediation orders and remediation contribution orders.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers
The government has published Explanatory notes for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act
Piers Harrison gives an overview of the new Leasehold & Freehold Reform
Piers Harrison and Eleanor Murray (CMS) spoke at the recent ALEP conference
The government has published the European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum (ECHR
If you would like further information, please contact Libby Sampson-Shaw.
- Government publications
- Guidance notes on the Leasehold & Freehold Reform Bill
- Explanatory notes on the Leasehold & Freehold Reform Bill
- House of Commons Briefing Paper
- List of amendments made to Bill in Committee (as of 30.01.24)
- Evidence given to Committee and Committee debates. Including evidence of Philip Rainey KC and Amanda Gourlay.
- Latest Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (as of 28.02.24)
- Explanatory notes on the Latest Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
- European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum (ECHR Memo)
- Non-Development Guarantees
- Law Commission paper – Business tenancies: interim statement on direction of reform