Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993: Flats—Procedural Time Limits, Notices, Tribunal/Court Applications and Sanctions (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note sets out the principal deadlines for exercising the statutory right—subject to qualifying criteria—of a tenant with a long lease of a flat to secure a 90‑year lease extension under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993). It also outlines the repercussions of missing those deadlines, including the timetables for serving a section 45 counter‑notice, issuing the draft lease and any replies, and making applications to the First‑tier Tribunal (FTT) (or the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) in Wales) and/or to the County Court. For fuller, step‑by‑step guidance on the LRHUDA 1993 lease extension process, see Practice Note: Guide to lease extensions of flats under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993...

Time Limits

Below is a table which summarises, for ease of reference, the time limits contained in this Practice Note.

Action: Landlord response to tenant section 41 notice requiring information
Time limit: Within 28 days of service of the notice
Sanction: Tenant may serve a default notice and apply to the County Court for a default order
LRHUDA 1993 or related legislative provision: LRHUDA 1993, ss 41 and 92

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