Update – Case Law and Legislative Developments – Enfranchisement – April 2022

This article covers some case law and legislative developments over the last 12 months relating to enfranchisement

Buying a house with an annexe and Stamp Duty Land Tax

Before you bid for a houses with an annex you need to carefully consider the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) you will have to pay; it is complicated.

Leasehold and Commonhold Reform

In this second article in our series of three we look at what it means for residential leaseholders and their landlords following the Government’s confirmation that it will enact the remaining Law Commission recommendations around enfranchisement rights (leaseholders rights to extend their lease or acquire the freehold to their house or block of flats).

The Law Commission’s recommendations are set out in its report “Leasehold Home Ownership: Buying Your Freehold or Extending Your Lease”. The stated intention of the recommendations was to “help make our homes our own rather than someone else’s asset. They are intended to make the law work better for leaseholders”. Their report was described as a root and branch review of enfranchisement rights.