Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/15/schedules/enacted
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SCHEDULE 1Application for registration: documents
1This Schedule lists the documents which are required by section 2 to accompany an application for the registration of a freehold estate as a freehold estate in commonhold land.
Commonhold association documents
2The commonhold association’s certificate of incorporation under section 13 of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6).
3Any altered certificate of incorporation issued under section 28 of that Act.
4The memorandum and articles of association of the commonhold association.
5The commonhold community statement.
6(1)Where consent is required under or by virtue of section 3—
7A certificate given by the directors of the commonhold association that—
SCHEDULE 2Land which may not be commonhold land
“Flying freehold”
1(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2), an application may not be made under section 2 wholly or partly in relation to land above ground level (“raised land”) unless all the land between the ground and the raised land is the subject of the same application.
2An application may not be made under section 2 wholly or partly in relation to land if—
Contingent title
3(1)An application may not be made under section 2 if an estate in the whole or part of the land to which the application relates is a contingent estate.
SCHEDULE 3Commonhold association
Part 1Memorandum and articles of association
2(1)Regulations shall make provision about the form and content of the memorandum and articles.
3(1)An alteration of the memorandum or articles of association shall have no effect until the altered version is registered in accordance with this paragraph.
Disapplication of Companies Act 1985
4(1)The following provisions of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) shall not apply to a commonhold association—
Pre-commonhold period
5During the period beginning with incorporation of a commonhold association and ending when land specified in its memorandum becomes commonhold land, the subscribers (or subscriber) to the memorandum shall be the sole members (or member) of the association.
6(1)This paragraph applies to a commonhold association during a transitional period.
7A person is entitled to be entered in the register of members of a commonhold association if he becomes the unit-holder of a commonhold unit in relation to which the association exercises functions—
Joint unit-holders
8(1)This paragraph applies where two or more persons become joint unit-holders of a commonhold unit—
9A commonhold association may not be a member of itself.
10A person may not become a member of a commonhold association otherwise than by virtue of a provision of this Schedule.
11A person who is entitled to be entered in the register of members of a commonhold association becomes a member when the company registers him in pursuance of its duty under section 352 of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) (duty to maintain register of members).
12Where a member of a commonhold association ceases to be a unit-holder or joint unit-holder of a commonhold unit in relation to which the association exercises functions—
13A member of a commonhold association may resign by notice in writing to the association if (and only if) he is a member by virtue of paragraph 5 or 6 of this Schedule (and not also by virtue of any other paragraph).
14(1)Regulations may make provision about the performance by a commonhold association of its duty under section 352 of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) (duty to maintain register of members) where a person—
15(1)Section 22(1) of the Companies Act 1985 (initial members) shall apply to a commonhold association subject to this Schedule.
16Regulations may provide—
17For the purposes of section 12 of the Companies Act 1985 (registration: compliance with Act) as it applies to a commonhold association, a reference to the requirements of that Act shall be treated as including a reference to a provision of or made under this Schedule.
SCHEDULE 4Development rights
1This Schedule sets out the matters which are development business for the purposes of section 58.
2The completion or execution of works on—
3(1)Transactions in commonhold units.
4The addition of land to a commonhold.
5The removal of land from a commonhold.
6Amendment of a commonhold community statement (including amendment to redefine the extent of a commonhold unit).
7Appointment and removal of directors of a commonhold association.
SCHEDULE 5Commonhold: consequential amendments
1At the end of paragraph 5 of Schedule 15 to the Law of Property Act 1922 (perpetually renewable leases) (which becomes sub-paragraph (1)) there shall be added—
2After section 101(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 (mortgagee’s powers) there shall be added—
3At the end of section 149 of that Act (90-year term in place of certain determinable terms) there shall be added—
“(7)Subsection (8) applies where a lease, underlease or contract—
4After section 19 of the Limitation Act 1980 (actions for rent) there shall be inserted—
“Commonhold
19AActions for breach of commonhold duty
An action in respect of a right or duty of a kind referred to in section 37(1) of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (enforcement) shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.”
5At the end of section 118 of the Housing Act 1985 (the right to buy) there shall be added—
6At the end of section 84 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (voluntary winding-up) there shall be added—
7(1)Section 5 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 (discharge of obligations) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) for the words “or of leasehold land” substitute “of leasehold land or of a commonhold unit”.
8At the end of section 7 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (partition by trustees) there shall be added—
SCHEDULE 6Premises excluded from right to manage
1(1)This Chapter does not apply to premises falling within section 72(1) if the internal floor area—
Buildings with self-contained parts in different ownership
2Where different persons own the freehold of different parts of premises falling within section 72(1), this Chapter does not apply to the premises if any of those parts is a self-contained part of a building.
Premises with resident landlord and no more than four units
3(1)This Chapter does not apply to premises falling within section 72(1) if the premises—
Premises owned by local housing authority
4(1)This Chapter does not apply to premises falling within section 72(1) if a local housing authority is the immediate landlord of any of the qualifying tenants of flats contained in the premises.
Premises in relation to which rights previously exercised
5(1)This Chapter does not apply to premises falling within section 72(1) at any time if—
SCHEDULE 7Right to manage: statutory provisions
Covenants not to assign etc.
1(1)Section 19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (c. 36) (covenants not to assign without approval etc.) has effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
2(1)Section 4 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 (c. 35) (landlord’s duty of care by virtue of obligation or right to repair demised premises) has effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
3(1)The obligations imposed on a lessor by virtue of section 11 (repairing obligations in short leases) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70) (referred to in this Part as “the 1985 Act”) are, so far as relating to any lease of any flat or other unit contained in the premises, instead obligations of the RTM company.
4(1)Sections 18 to 30 of the 1985 Act (service charges) have effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
Right to request information on insurance
5(1)Section 30A of, and the Schedule to, the 1985 Act (rights of tenants with respect to insurance) have effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
6Section 30B of the 1985 Act (recognised tenants' associations to be consulted about landlord’s managing agents) has effect as if references to the landlord were to the RTM company (and as if subsection (6) were omitted).
7Where section 5 of the 1987 Act (right of first refusal: requirement that landlord serve offer notice on tenant) requires the landlord to serve an offer notice on the qualifying tenants of the flats contained in the premises, he must serve a copy of the offer notice on the RTM company.
8(1)Part 2 of the 1987 Act (appointment of manager by leasehold valuation tribunal) has effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
9Part 3 of the 1987 Act (compulsory acquisition by tenants of landlord’s interest) does not apply.
10Sections 35, 36, 38 and 39 of the 1987 Act (variation of long leases relating to flats) have effect as if references to a party to a long lease (apart from those in section 38(8)) included the RTM company.
Service charges to be held in trust
11(1)Sections 42 to 42B of the 1987 Act (service charge contributions to be held in trust and in designated account) have effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
Information to be furnished to tenants
12(1)Sections 46 to 48 of the 1987 Act (information to be furnished to tenants) have effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
Statutory duties relating to certain covenants
13(1)The Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 (c. 26) (statutory duties in connection with covenants against assigning etc.) has effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
14(1)Chapter 5 of Part 1 (tenants' right to management audit by landlord) of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28) (referred to in this Part as “the 1993 Act”) has effect with the modifications provided by this paragraph.
15(1)Section 84 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) and Schedule 4 to that Act (apart from paragraph 7) (right of recognised tenants' association to appoint surveyor to advise on matters relating to service charges) have effect as if references to the landlord were to the RTM company.
16Schedule 11 to this Act has effect as if references to the landlord (or a party to a lease) included the RTM company.
SCHEDULE 8Enfranchisement by company: amendments
1(1)Section 12A of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (tenants participating in collective enfranchisement or entitled to individual lease extension) is amended as follows.
(a)in sub-paragraph (i), for “participating tenant in relation to” substitute “participating member of a RTE company which is making”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (ii), for the words from “one” to “made” substitute “a member of a RTE company which has made an acquisition”.
(3)In subsection (4), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
2The 1993 Act has effect subject to the following amendments.
3(1)Section 1 (right to collective enfranchisement) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for the words from “on qualifying tenants” to the end of paragraph (b) substitute “the right to acquire the freehold of premises to which this Chapter applies on the relevant date, at a price determined in accordance with this Chapter, exercisable subject to and in accordance with this Chapter by a company (referred to in this Chapter as a RTE company) of which qualifying tenants of flats contained in the premises are members;”.
(3)In subsection (2)(a), for the words from “the qualifying tenants” to “have acquired,” substitute “the RTE company by which the right to collective enfranchisement is exercised is entitled, subject to and in accordance with this Chapter, to acquire,”.
(a)for “qualifying tenants” substitute “a RTE company”, and
(b)for “those tenants are” substitute “the RTE company is”.
4For section 2(1) (acquisition of leasehold interests) substitute—
“(1)Where the right to collective enfranchisement is exercised by a RTE company in relation to any premises to which this Chapter applies (“the relevant premises”), then, subject to and in accordance with this Chapter—
5In section 11(4) (right of qualifying tenant to obtain information about superior interests), for “by the tenant in connection with the making” substitute “in connection with the making by a RTE company”.
6(1)Section 13 (initial notice) is amended as follows.
(a)in paragraph (e), after “premises” insert “who are participating members of the RTE company”, and
(4)In subsection (11), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
(5)In subsection (13), for “contains restrictions on participating in the exercise of the right to collective enfranchisement” substitute “specifies circumstances in which the fact that a qualifying tenant is a member of a RTE company is to be disregarded when considering whether the requirement in subsection (2)(b) is satisfied”.
7(1)Section 17 (access for valuation purposes) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
(a)for “nominee purchaser” (in both places) substitute “RTE company”, and
8(1)Section 18 (duty to disclose existence of agreements affecting premises etc.) is amended as follows.
(a)for “nominee purchaser”, in the first and last place, substitute “RTE company”, and
(b)for “tenant”, in the first place, substitute “member”.
(a)for “nominee purchaser” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”, and
(b)for “tenants” substitute “members”.
9(1)Section 20 (right of reversioner to require evidence of tenant’s right to participate) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “nominee purchaser a notice requiring him, in the case of any person by whom the initial notice was given, to deduce the title of that person” substitute “RTE company a notice requiring it, in the case of any qualifying tenant of a flat contained in the specified premises who was a participating member of the company at the relevant time, to deduce the title of that qualifying tenant”.
(3)In subsection (2), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
(a)for “nominee purchaser” (in both places) substitute “RTE company”,
(b)for “person” (in each place) substitute “qualifying tenant”, and
(c)for “included among the persons who gave the notice” substitute “members of the RTE company”.
10(1)Section 21 (reversioner’s counter notice) is amended as follows.
(3)In subsection (2), for “participating tenants were” (in both places) substitute “RTE company was”.
(4)In subsection (3), for “nominee purchaser” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”.
(a)for “nominee purchaser may be required to acquire on behalf of the participating tenants” substitute “RTE company may be required to acquire”, and
(b)for “by the nominee purchaser” substitute “by the RTE company”.
11(1)Section 22 (proceedings relating to validity of initial notice) is amended as follows.
(a)in paragraph (a), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “nominee purchaser, that the participating tenants were” substitute “RTE company, that it was”.
(3)In subsections (2), (3) and (6), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
12In section 23 (claim liable to be defeated where landlord intends to redevelop), for “nominee purchaser” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”.
13(1)Section 24 (applications where terms in dispute or failure to enter contract) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “nominee purchaser” (in both places) substitute “RTE company”.
(4)In subsection (3), for “nominee purchaser” (in both places) substitute “RTE company”.
(6)In subsections (7) and (8), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
14(1)Section 25 (application where reversioner fails to give counter-notice or further counter-notice) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for—
(a)“nominee purchaser” (in each place), and
(b)“he”,
substitute “RTE company”.
(3)In subsection (3), for “participating tenants were” substitute “RTE company was”.
(4)In subsections (4) and (5), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
15(1)Section 26 (applications where relevant landlord cannot be found) is amended as follows.
(a)for the words from “not less” to “those premises” substitute “a RTE company which satisfies the requirement in section 13(2)(b) wishes to make a claim to exercise the right to collective enfranchisement”,
(b)for “qualifying tenants in question” substitute “RTE company”, and
(c)for “on behalf of those tenants” substitute “by the RTE company”.
(a)for the words from “not less” to “those premises” substitute “a RTE company which satisfies the requirement in section 13(2)(b) wishes to make a claim to exercise the right to collective enfranchisement”, and
(b)for “qualifying tenants in question” substitute “RTE company”.
(4)In subsection (3), for “those tenants” substitute “the RTE company”.
(a)for “applicants” substitute “RTE company”, and
(b)insert at the end (but not as part of paragraph (b)) “and that the RTE company has given notice of the application to each person who is the qualifying tenant of a flat contained in those premises.”
(a)for “applicants” (in both places) substitute “RTE company”, and
(8)In subsection (6), for “applicants” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”.
(9)In subsection (9), for “persons making the application on any person who the applicants know or have” substitute “RTE company on any person who it knows or has”.
16(1)Section 27 (supplementary provisions about vesting orders under section 26(1)) is amended as follows.
(a)for “such person or persons as may be appointed for the purpose by the applicants for the order” substitute “the RTE company”,
(b)for “that person or those persons” substitute “the RTE company”,
(c)for “applicants had” substitute “RTE company had”, and
(d)for “their” (in both places) substitute “its”.
(a)for “any person or persons” substitute “the RTE company”,
(b)for “his or their” substitute “its”, and
(c)for “person or persons to whom the conveyance is made” substitute “RTE company”.
(a)for “any person or persons” substitute “the RTE company”, and
(b)for “applicants for the vesting order under section 26(1), their personal representatives or assigns” substitute “RTE company”.
(b)for the words from “his or their” to the end substitute “its acquisition of that interest.”
17(1)Section 28 (withdrawal from acquisition) is amended as follows.
18(1)Section 29 (deemed withdrawal of initial notice) is amended as follows.
“(4A)The initial notice shall be deemed to have been withdrawn if—
(3)In subsection (8), for “nominee purchaser is, or would (apart from subsection (7)) be,” substitute “RTE company is”.
19In section 30(5) (service of notice to treat before completion of acquisition), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
20(1)Section 31 (effect on initial notice of designation or application for designation for inheritance tax purposes) is amended as follows.
(b)in paragraph (b), for the words from “liable” to the end substitute “liable to the RTE company for all reasonable costs incurred in the preparation or giving of the notice or in pursuance of it.”
(3)In subsection (6), for “nominee purchaser” (in both places) substitute “RTE company”.
21(1)Section 32 (determination of price) is amended as follows.
(a)for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”, and
(a)for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”,
(b)for “him” substitute “it”, and
22(1)Section 33 (costs of enfranchisement) is amended as follows.
(a)for “nominee purchaser's” substitute “RTE company's”, and
23In section 34 (conveyance), for “nominee purchaser” (in each place, including the sidenote) substitute “RTE company”.
24In section 35 (discharge of existing mortgages on transfer), for “nominee purchaser” (in each place, including the sidenote) substitute “RTE company”.
25(1)Section 36 (requirement to grant leases back to former freeholder) is amended as follows.
(a)for “him” substitute “it”, and
(b)for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
(4)In the sidenote, for “Nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
26(1)Section 37A (compensation for postponement of termination in connection with ineffective claims) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “tenants of flats contained in the premises” substitute “a RTE company”.
(3)In subsection (2), for “person who is a participating tenant” substitute “qualifying tenant who is a participating member of the RTE company”.
27(1)Section 38 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), after the definition of “introductory tenancy” insert—
““participating member” has the meaning given by section 4B;
(3)In that subsection, after the definition of “the right to collective enfranchisement” insert—
““RTE company” shall be construed in accordance with sections 1(1) and 4A;”.
(4)In subsection (2), for—
(a)“the nominee purchaser”, in the first place, substitute “a RTE company”, and
(b)for “nominee purchaser, on behalf of the participating tenants,” substitute “RTE company”.
28(1)Section 41 (right of qualifying tenant to obtain information in connection with right to acquire new lease) is amended as follows.
29(1)Section 54 (suspension of tenant’s notice during currency of claim under Chapter 1) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (3), for the words from “address” to the end substitute “registered office of the RTE company by which it was given.”
(3)In subsection (11), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
30(1)Section 74 (effect of scheme application on claim to acquire freehold) is amended as follows.
(2)For “nominee purchaser” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”.
(3)In subsection (3), for “him” substitute “it”.
31(1)Section 91 (jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunals) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
(3)In subsection (11), for ““the nominee purchaser” and “the participating tenants” have” substitute ““RTE company” has”.
32(1)In section 93 (agreements excluding or modifying rights of tenant) is amended as follows.
(a)in paragraph (a), for “participate in the making of a claim to exercise” substitute “be, or do any thing as, a member of a RTE company for the purpose of the exercise of”,
(b)in paragraph (b), for “a participating tenant for the purposes of Chapter 1 or” substitute “, or doing any thing as, a member of a RTE company (within the meaning of Chapter 1) or of such a RTE company doing any thing or in the event of a tenant”, and
(c)in paragraph (c), for “on the tenant in that event” substitute “in the event of a tenant becoming, or doing any thing as, a member of such a RTE company or of such a RTE company doing any thing”.
(3)In subsection (4)(a), for “participate in the making of a claim to exercise” substitute “be, or do any thing as, a member of a RTE company for the purpose of the exercise of”.
33(1)Section 93A (powers of trustees in relation to rights) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “participate in” substitute “become a member (and participating member) of a RTE company for the purpose of”.
(3)In subsection (4), for “participation in” substitute “becoming a member (or participating member) of a RTE company for the purpose of”.
34In section 97(1) (registration)—
(a)for “the tenant” substitute “a RTE company, tenant”, and
(b)for “a tenant” substitute “a RTE company or tenant”.
35In section 98(2) (power to prescribe procedure), for “nominee purchaser” substitute “RTE company”.
36(1)Schedule 1 (conduct of proceedings by reversioner on behalf of other landlords) is amended as follows.
(3)In paragraph 6(3), for “participating tenants” substitute “RTE company”.
37(1)Schedule 3 (restrictions on participation, effect of claim on other notices, forfeitures etc.) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraphs 1, 2(1), 3(1) and (2) and 4(1), for “not participate in the giving of” substitute “be disregarded when considering whether the requirement in section 13(2)(b) is satisfied in relation to”.
(3)In paragraph 3(3), for “to participate in the giving of such a notice of claim” substitute “such a notice of claim to be given”.
(4)In paragraph 4(2)—
(a)in paragraph (b), for “participating” substitute “qualifying”, and
(b)for the words from “entitled” to the end substitute “a member of the RTE company.”
(5)In paragraphs 5 and 6(1), for “participating tenant” substitute “participating member of the RTE company”.
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “participating tenant” substitute “participating member of the RTE company”,
(b)in that sub-paragraph, for “tenant is participating in the making of the claim” substitute “member is a participating member”, and
(c)in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “entitled” to the end substitute “a member of the RTE company.”
(7)In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 12—
(a)for “qualifying tenants” substitute “RTE company”, and
and in the heading before that paragraph, for “Qualifying tenants” substitute “RTE company”.
(8)In paragraph 12A(1)—
(9)In paragraph 13(3), for “qualifying tenants by whom” substitute “RTE company by which”.
(10)In paragraph 14—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), for “any of the qualifying tenants by whom” substitute “a qualifying tenant who was a member of the RTE company by which”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for “qualifying tenants by whom” substitute “RTE company by which”.
(11)In paragraph 15(1), after “required by” insert “or by virtue of”.
(12)For paragraph 16 (and the heading before it) substitute—
“Effect on initial notice of member’s lack of qualification
16Where any of the members of the RTE company by which an initial notice is given was not the qualifying tenant of a flat contained in the premises at the relevant date even though his name was stated in the notice, the notice is not invalidated on that account, so long as a sufficient number of qualifying tenants of flats contained in the premises were members of the company at that date; and for this purpose a “sufficient number” is a number (greater than one) which is not less than one-half of the total number of flats contained in the premises at that date.”
38In Schedule 4 (information to be furnished by reversioner about exercise of rights under Chapter 2), for “nominee purchaser” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”.
39(1)Schedule 5 (vesting orders under sections 24 and 25) is amended as follows.
(3)In paragraph 4, for “the participating tenants” substitute “its members”.
40(1)Schedule 6 (purchase price) is amended as follows.
(2)For “nominee purchaser” (in each place, including the heading) substitute “RTE company”.
(3)For “participating tenant” (in each place) substitute “participating member of the RTE company”.
(4)In paragraph 3(1)(c), for “the tenant” substitute “the member”.
(5)In paragraph 4(2)—
(a)for “participating tenants, as” substitute “persons who are participating members of the RTE company immediately before a binding contract is entered into in pursuance of the initial notice, as”, and
(b)for “participating tenants, once” substitute “those participating members, once”.
(6)In paragraph 10(2), for “he” substitute “it”.
41(1)Schedule 7 (conveyance to nominee purchaser on enfranchisement) is amended as follows.
(3)In paragraph 4, for “him” (in both places) substitute “it”.
42(1)Schedule 8 (discharge of mortgages etc: supplementary provisions) is amended as follows.
(3)In paragraph 3(1)—
(a)for “any participating tenant” substitute “any member of the RTE company”, and
(b)for “a participating tenant” substitute “any of its members”.
(4)In paragraph 4(3), for “him” (in both places) substitute “it”.
43In Schedule 9 (grants of lease back to former purchaser), for “nominee purchaser” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”.
SCHEDULE 9Meaning of service charge and management
2(1)Section 450A (right to a loan in respect of service charges for repairs in certain cases after exercise of right to buy) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2), after “repairs” insert “or improvements”.
(3)In subsection (5)(a), after “repairs” insert “or improvements”.
3In section 450B(1)(b) (power to make loan in respect of service charges for repairs in other cases), after “repairs” insert “or improvements”.
5In section 459 (index of defined expressions for Part 14 of the Act), in the entry relating to “service charge”, for “section 621A” substitute “section 458”.
7In section 18(1)(a) of the 1985 Act (meaning of service charge), after “maintenance” insert “, improvements”.
8In section 24(11) of the 1987 Act (appointment of manager by leasehold valuation tribunal: meaning of management), after “maintenance” insert “, improvement”.
10In section 84 of the 1993 Act (interpretation of provisions concerning tenants' right to management audit), in the definition of “management functions”, after “maintenance” insert “, improvement”.
(a)in paragraph (a), after “maintenance” insert “, improvement”, and
(b)in paragraph (c)(i), after “maintenance” insert “, improvements”.
12In paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (right of surveyor appointed by tenants' association to inspect premises: meaning of management functions), after “maintenance” insert “, improvement”.
SCHEDULE 10Service charges: minor and consequential amendments
1For section 23 of the 1985 Act (information held by superior landlord) substitute—
“23Information held by superior landlord
(1)If a statement of account which the landlord is required to supply under section 21 relates to matters concerning a superior landlord and the landlord is not in possession of the relevant information—
2After that section insert—
“23AEffect of change of landlord
3For section 24 of the 1985 Act substitute—
“24Effect of assignment
The assignment of a tenancy does not affect any duty imposed by or by virtue of any of sections 21 to 23A; but a person is not required to comply with more than a reasonable number of requirements imposed by any one person.”
4In section 25(1) of the 1985 Act (offences), for “by section 21, 22 or 23” substitute “by or by virtue of any of sections 21 to 23A”.
5In sections 26(1) and 27 of the 1985 Act (exceptions from sections 18 to 25), for “and requests for information about costs)” substitute “, statements of account and inspection etc. of documents)”.
6(1)Section 28 of the 1985 Act (meaning of “qualified accountant”) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “21(6) (certification of summary of information about relevant costs)” substitute “21(3)(a) (certification of statements of account)”.
(3)In subsection (4)(d), for “any of the costs covered by the summary in question relate” substitute “the statement of account in question relates”.
(a)for “any costs relate” substitute “a statement of account relates”, and
(b)for “those costs” substitute “costs covered by the statement of account”.
(5)In subsection (6), after “landlord is” insert “an emanation of the Crown,”.
7In section 39 of the 1985 Act (defined expressions), in the entry relating to “qualified accountant”, for “21(6)” substitute “21(3)(a)”.
8(1)Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the 1985 Act (request for summary of insurance cover) is amended as follows.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1), for “require the landlord in writing” substitute “by notice in writing require the landlord”.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2), for “request may be made” substitute “notice may be served”.
(a)for “request is duly” substitute “notice under this paragraph is duly”, and
(b)for “whom a request” substitute “whom such a notice”.
(5)In sub-paragraph (4), for “one month of the request,” substitute “the period of twenty-one days beginning with the day on which he receives the notice,”.
(6)In sub-paragraph (6), for “request” substitute “notice”.
9For paragraph 3 of that Schedule (request to inspect insurance policy etc. after obtaining summary of insurance cover) substitute—
“Inspection of insurance policy etc.
3(1)Where a service charge is payable by the tenant of a dwelling which consists of or includes an amount payable directly or indirectly for insurance, the tenant may by notice in writing require the landlord—
(2)If the tenant is represented by a recognised tenants' association and he consents, the notice may be served by the secretary of the association instead of by the tenant (and in that case any requirement imposed by it is to afford reasonable facilities, or to send copies or extracts, to the secretary).
10(1)Paragraph 4 of that Schedule (insurance effected by superior landlord) is amended as follows.
(a)for “a request is made” substitute “a notice is served”,
(b)for “to whom the request is made” substitute “on whom the notice is served”,
(c)for “make a written request for the relevant information to the person who is his landlord” substitute “by notice in writing require the person who is his landlord to give him the relevant information”,
(d)for “that request” substitute “the notice”, and
(e)for “secretary’s request” substitute “secretary’s notice”.
(a)for “request under paragraph 3 relates” substitute “notice under paragraph 3 imposes a requirement relating”, and
(b)for “to whom the request is made” substitute “on whom the notice is served”.
11After that paragraph insert—
“Effect of change of landlord
4A(1)This paragraph applies where, at a time when a duty imposed on the landlord or a superior landlord by virtue of any of paragraphs 2 to 4 remains to be discharged by him, he disposes of the whole or part of his interest as landlord or superior landlord).
12In paragraph 5 of that Schedule, for the words from “the validity” onwards substitute “any duty imposed by virtue of any of paragraphs 2 to 4A; but a person is not required to comply with more than a reasonable number of requirements imposed by any one person.”
13In paragraph 6 of that Schedule, for “paragraph 2, 3 or 4” substitute “any of paragraphs 2 to 4A”; and for the heading before that paragraph substitute “Offence of failure to comply”.
(a)after “costs” insert “, or the tenant of a dwelling may be required under the terms of his lease to contribute to costs to which no other tenant of a dwelling may be required to contribute,”,
(b)at the end of the definition of “the contributing tenants” insert “and “the sole contributing tenant” means that tenant;”, and
(c)in the definition of “the payee”, for “under the terms of their leases” substitute “, or that tenant, under the terms of their leases, or his lease”.
(3)In subsection (2), after “tenants” insert “, or the sole contributing tenant,”.
(4)In subsection (3), insert at the end “, or the person who is the sole contributing tenant for the time being.”
(5)In subsection (4), insert at the end “or the sole contributing tenant shall be treated as so entitled to the residue of any such fund.”
(6)In subsection (6), for “a contributing tenant” substitute “any of the contributing tenants”.
(7)In subsection (7), for “If after the termination of any such lease there are no longer any contributing tenants,” substitute “On the termination of the lease of the last of the contributing tenants, or of the lease of the sole contributing tenant,”.
(a)for “a contributing tenant” substitute “any of the contributing tenants, or the sole contributing tenant,”, and
(b)after “his lease” insert “(whenever it was granted)”.
(a)after “so created” insert “, in the case of a lease of any of the contributing tenants,”, and
(b)insert at the end “or, in the case of the lease of the sole contributing tenant, before the commencement of paragraph 15 of Schedule 10 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.”
16(1)Section 79 of the 1993 Act (rights exercisable in connection with management audit) is amended as follows.
(6)In subsection (8)(a), for “being afforded any such facilities as are mentioned in subsection (2)” substitute “a requirement imposed under subsection (2) or (2A)”.
17In section 80(3) of the 1993 Act (matters to be contained in notice of exercise of right management audit), for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)specify any documents or description of documents in respect of which a requirement is imposed on him under section 79(2) or (2A); and”.
18(1)Section 81 of the 1993 Act (procedure following giving of notice under section 80) is amended as follows.
“(a)comply with it so far as it relates to documents within section 79(2);
(3)In subsection (3), for the words from “requiring him” to the end substitute “, then within the period of one month beginning with the date of the giving of the notice, he shall either—
(a)comply with it, or
in the case of every document or description of document specified in the notice.”
(4)In subsection (5), for “paragraph (a) or (b) of section 79(2)” substitute “section 79(2) or (2A)”.
19In section 82 of the 1993 Act (information held by superior landlord), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—
“(1)Where the landlord is given a notice under section 80 imposing on him a requirement relating to any documents which are held by a superior landlord, he shall inform the auditor as soon as may be of that fact and of the name and address of the superior landlord.
SCHEDULE 11Administration charges
Part 1Reasonableness of administration charges
Meaning of “administration charge”
1(1)In this Part of this Schedule “administration charge” means an amount payable by a tenant of a dwelling as part of or in addition to the rent which is payable, directly or indirectly—
2A variable administration charge is payable only to the extent that the amount of the charge is reasonable.
Notice in connection with demands for administration charges
4(1)A demand for the payment of an administration charge must be accompanied by a summary of the rights and obligations of tenants of dwellings in relation to administration charges.
5(1)An application may be made to a leasehold valuation tribunal for a determination whether an administration charge is payable and, if it is, as to—
6(1)This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule.
Part 2Amendments of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
7The 1987 Act has effect subject to the following amendments.
8(1)Section 24 (appointment of manager by leasehold valuation tribunal) is amended as follows.
9In section 46 (interpretation of provisions concerning information to be furnished to tenants), insert at the end—
“(3)In this Part “administration charge” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.”
SCHEDULE 12Leasehold valuation tribunals: procedure
1The appropriate national authority may make regulations about the procedure of leasehold valuation tribunals (“procedure regulations”).
11Procedure regulations may provide for decisions of leasehold valuation tribunals to be enforceable, with the permission of a county court, in the same way as orders of such a court.
SCHEDULE 13Leasehold valuation tribunals: amendments
1The 1967 Act has effect subject to the following amendments.
3In section 14 (costs of lease extension), after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)Subsection (2) above does not require a person to bear the costs of another person in connection with an application to a leasehold valuation tribunal.”
4In section 20 (county court), after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)Where the court certifies particulars of delay or default to the Lands Tribunal under subsection (4)(b) above, the Lands Tribunal may make any order as to costs of proceedings before the Lands Tribunal which the court may make in relation to proceedings in the court.”
5In section 21 (leasehold valuation tribunals), after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)For the purposes of this Part of this Act a matter is to be treated as determined by (or on appeal from) a leasehold valuation tribunal—
7(1)Section 142 of the Housing Act 1980 (role of leasehold valuation tribunals under 1967 Act) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “rent assessment committee constituted under Schedule 10 to the 1977 Act” substitute “leasehold valuation tribunal”.
(3)In subsection (3), for “Part 2 of that Schedule” substitute “Schedule 22 to this Act”.
9In section 24(9A) (appointment of manager), for “court” substitute “tribunal”.
10In section 47(3) (landlord’s name and address to be contained in demands for rent etc.), after “court” insert “or tribunal”.
11In section 48(3) (notification by landlord of address for service of notices), after “court” insert “or tribunal”.
12The 1993 Act has effect subject to the following amendments.
13(1)Section 70 (approval by leasehold valuation tribunal of estate management scheme) is amended as follows.
14In section 88(2) (jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunals in cases of Crown enfranchisement), for “rent assessment committee constituted for the purposes of this section” substitute “leasehold valuation tribunal”.
15In section 91(1) (jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunals), for “such a rent assessment committee” substitute “a leasehold valuation tribunal”.
16In section 81 of the Housing Act 1996 (restriction on termination of tenancy for failure to pay service charge), after subsection (5) insert—
Land Compensation Act 1973 (c. 26) In section 12A(9), the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a).
Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63) In Schedule 5, paragraph 9(2).
Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) In Schedule 11, paragraphs 10 and 91.
In section 2(3), the words “, on behalf of the tenants by whom the right to collective enfranchisement is exercised”.
In section 11(6), the words “by the qualifying tenant”.
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53) In Schedule 1, paragraph 12.
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15) Section 104.