Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 57 (C. 2)
Landlord And Tenant, England And Wales
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025
Made
22nd January 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 124(3) and (4) of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024( 1 ).
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025.
Provision coming into force on 31st January 2025
2. Section 27 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (removal of qualifying period before enfranchisement and extension claims) comes into force on 31st January 2025.
Transitional provision
3. —(1) The Schedule to the 1997 Regulations (forms of tenants’ and landlords’ notices under Part 1 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967)( 2 ) is modified as follows until the relevant date.
(2) In Form 1 (notice of tenant’s claim to acquire the freehold or an extended lease), in the Schedule (particulars supporting tenant’s claim)—
(a) paragraph 4 has effect as if “(see Note 6 below)” were omitted;
(b) the Notes have effect as if Note 6 were omitted.
(3) In Form 2 (notice of tenant’s claim under section 28(1)(b)(ii)), in the Schedule (particulars supporting tenant’s claim)—
(a) paragraph 4 has effect as if “(see Note 5 below)” were omitted;
(b) the Notes have effect as if Note 5 were omitted.
(4) In this regulation—
“ the 1997 Regulations ” means the Leasehold Reform (Notices) Regulations 1997 ;
“ relevant date ” means—
for the purposes of paragraph (2), the date on which the Schedule to Form 1 (in the Schedule to the 1997 Regulations) is substituted with a new Schedule;
for the purposes of paragraph (3), the date on which the Schedule to Form 2 (in the Schedule to the 1997 Regulations) is substituted with a new Schedule.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
22nd January 2025
S.I. 1997/640 , relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/1715 , 3187 (W. 303) .