Guidance

How to lease

This guide is for anyone already living in a leasehold property or anyone thinking of buying one.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 26 June 2018
• Last updated: 23 June 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

How to lease

HTML

How to lease

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5261-2

PDF, 514 KB, 16 pages

Details

This guide is for current and prospective leaseholders and sets out the differences between leasehold and freehold property and the rights, obligations and implications of being a leaseholder.

Published 26 June 2018
Last updated 23 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 June 2022

   How to lease guidance updated.

2. 3 July 2019

   Updated guide.

3. 26 June 2018

   First published.