Closed call for evidence

Jointly owned leasehold properties​

From:
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
21 March 2024
Last updated
4 April 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Summary

​​This call for evidence seeks to understand the impact of the leaseholder protections where a leasehold property is owned by 2 or more individuals.​

This call for evidence ran from
to

Call for evidence description

​​Currently, the government is considering the impact of the leaseholder protections, as set out in the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), where a leasehold property is owned by two or more individuals. The BSA has now been in operation for nearly 2 years, and following feedback we have taken the opportunity to review the qualifying criteria for obtaining the protections in relation to whether properties are owned jointly by 2 or more individuals.

We believe there is a particular issue with how this impacts leasehold properties that are jointly owned. However, the department does not have any data on the number of leaseholders this issue is impacting. As part of the policy development, this call for evidence seeks to understand the scale of the issue, and to consider whether any changes could be proposed by the government. The department would therefore like to have evidence from both leaseholders and landlords on who may be affected if this policy is changed.​

Documents

Call for evidence: Jointly owned properties

HTML

Updates to this page

Published 21 March 2024
Last updated 4 April 2024 + show all updates

  1. Deadline for submitting a response extended to 11:59pm on Sunday 7 April.

  2. Following stakeholder feedback we have amended parts of this call for evidence so that it is easier to understand.

  3. First published.

Sign up for emails or print this page