ABSTRACT

As identified in the introduction to this text, there is a long list of parties who will be affected to greater or lesser degrees by the changes in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. To repeat the most obvious categories:

Developers.

Institutional landlords.

Local authorities and Housing Associations.

Leaseholders.

Property managers.

Surveyors.

Valuers.

Arbitrators.

Solicitors and other lawyers.

Residents’ Management Companies.

Right to Enfranchise companies.

Right to Manage companies.

This chapter will concentrate on those parties who will feel the effects most directly.