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Building Safety Act 2022 – Do I qualify for protection?

July 24, 2023

The Building Safety Act 2022 came into force in June 2022. The Act was introduced to protect ‘qualifying leaseholders’ from the costs related to the remediation of unsafe cladding. Am I a qualifying leaseholder? To be a ‘qualifying leaseholder’ you must satisfy the following requirements: If you purchased your property after 14 February 2022, you

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An overview of how to obtain a lease extension under The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban development Act 1993

May 11, 2023

The legislation The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban development Act 1993 (“the Act”) provides leaseholders who meet certain qualifying criteria with a right to extend their lease by a further 90 years with a peppercorn (zero) ground rent. To qualify, a leaseholder must satisfy the following: A leaseholder will not qualify if: How to start