Leasehold properties

The following provisions came into force two months (24 July 2024) after the Act was passed:

• Section 113 (regulation of remedies for rentcharge arrears);
• Section 117 (recovery of legal costs etc through service charge);
• Section 118 (repeal of section 125 of the Building Safety Act 2022 - meeting remediation costs of insolvent landlord).
• Section 119 (higher-risk and relevant buildings: notifications in connection with insolvency).

Further regulations came into force on 31 October 2024, bringing into effect amendments of Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022. These are:

• Section 114 (steps relating to remediation of defects);
• Section 115 (remediation orders);
• Section 116 (remediation contribution orders);
• Section 120 (interpretation of references to other Acts) in relation to the definition of the Building Safety Act 2022(2).

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 came into effect on 31 January 2025 enacting Section 27 (removal of qualifying period before enfranchisement and extension claims).

• Section 49 (non-residential limit on right to manage claims)
• Section 50 (costs of right to manage claims)
• Section 51 (compliance with obligations arising under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002(2))
• Section 52 (no first-instance applications to the High Court in tribunal matters)
• Section 64 (restriction on recovery of non-litigation costs) insofar as it inserts section 20J of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985(3) as regards the right to manage.

The non-residential limit on the right to manage claims will rise from 25% to 50%, expanding leaseholders’ access to collective enfranchisement and the right to manage, and limiting the costs they can be made liable for.