Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

What the bill does

A bill to prohibit the grant or assignment of certain new long residential leases of houses, to amend the rights of tenants under long residential leases to acquire the freeholds of their houses, to extend the leases of their houses or flats, and to collectively enfranchise or manage the buildings containing their flats, to give such tenants the right to reduce the rent payable under their leases to a peppercorn, to regulate the relationship between residential landlords and tenants, to regulate residential estate management, to regulate rentcharges and to amend the Building Safety Act 2022 in connection with the remediation of building defects and the insolvency of persons who have repairing obligations relating to certain kinds of buildings.

Progress through Parliament

What Royal Assent means, and what happens next

The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.

Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.

Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent

Questions about the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

What stage is the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 at?

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.

Has the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 become law?

Yes. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.

Who sponsored the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024?

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 was sponsored by Michael Gove.

When was the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 introduced?

It was introduced to Parliament on 27 November 2023, at first reading.

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