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Question 1

Which Act gave leaseholders the right to acquire a new lease

Answer 1

Leasehold Reform Housing & Urban development Act 1993 - gave leaseholders the right to acquire a new lease

Question 2

Which Act stipulates service charges are to be held in trust

Answer 2

Section 42 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

is the section and act that stipulates that sc are to be held in trust

Question 3

Which Section of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 do leaseholders have the right to request a summary of service charge costs

Answer 3

Section 21 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 is the section of the Act where leaseholders have the Right to request a summary of sc costs

Question 4

What is the rate of tax on service charges funds held in trust

Answer 4

20%

Question 5

The rate of tax on service charges funds held in trust went from what to what in April 2007

Answer 5

40% to 20%

Question 6

Which section and Act defines what is meant by a service charge and what counts as relevant costs

Answer 6

Section 18 of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

Question 7

Which section and Act states that service charges are only payable to the extent that they are reasonably incurred i.e. necessary

Answer 7

S19 (a) of The Landlord and Tenant 1985 states that service charges are only payable to the extent that they are reasonably incurred i.e. necessary

Question 8

Which section and Act states that service charges are only payable for services & works carried out a reasonable standard

Answer 8

S19 1b)of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 states that service charges are only payable for services & works carried out a reasonable standard

Question 9

Which Act sets out the 3 stage consultation procedure when Landlords is carrying out qualifying works or enters into a Long Term Agreement

Answer 9

S20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 as amended by S151 of the commonhold and leasehold reform act 2002

Question 10

Which section and Act allows landlords to write to leaseholders within an 18 month timeframe advising and confirming that costs have been incurred

Answer 10

S20B Landlord and Tenant act 1985 - S20b Notice allows landlords to write to leaseholders within an 18 month timeframe advising and confirming that costs have been incurred

Question 11

Which section and Act allows leaseholders to apply to FTT for an order that Landlord costs for tribunal are not passed on

Answer 11

S20c Landlord and Tenant act 1985 - allows leaseholders to apply to FTT for an order that Landlord costs for tribunal are not passed on

Question 12

Which Section and Act allows the ftt to grant a Landlord dispensation in respect of s20 consultation procedure

Answer 12

S20za Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 allows the ftt to grant a Landlord dispensation in respect of s20 consultation procedure

Question 13

Which section and which act allows Leaseholders and registered tenants Associations the right to request a summary of service charge costs etc

Answer 13

S21 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 allows Leaseholders and registered tenants Associations the right to request a summary of service charge costs etc

Question 14

Which section and which Act gives the leaseholder once they have received a summary of sc costs the right to inspect & copy documents receipts etc within 6 months

Answer 14

S22 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 allows the leaseholder once they have received a summary of sc costs the right to inspect & copy documents receipts etc within 6 months

Question 15

Which section and which act provides that an application can be made to the FTT to decide if a sc is payable

Answer 15

S27A of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 provides that an application can be made to the FTT to decide if a sc is payable

Question 16

What further can the S27A of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 decide

Answer 16

S27a of the LLTA 1985 can further decide
The persons who must pay
The Person the sc is paid to
the amount 
the date it is payable
The manner in which it is payable

Question 17

Which section and Act sets out the formalities for lh to band together to form a recognised tenants association

Answer 17

S29 of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

sets out the formalities for lh to band together to form a recognised tenants ass

Question 18

Which section and Act is a LH entitled to ask for a summary of buildings insurance policy & copies & associated docs and proof of payment & copies - to be provided within 21 days

Answer 18

S30a of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
LH entitled to ask for a summary of buildings insurance policy & copies & associated docs and proof of payment & copies - to be provided within 21 days

Question 19

Which act gives the LH the Right to a lease extension

Answer 19

Leasehold Reform, Housing & Urban Development Act 1993 - gives the LH the Right to a lease extension - 90 years on top of term

Question 20

Which act gives one or a group of lh’s the right to apply to appoint a new manager for the block - there are exempt LL’s

Answer 20

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 - gives one or a group of lh’s the right to apply to appoint a new manager for the block - there are exempt LL’s

Question 21

Under which section and which act can individual applications be made to vary a lease

Answer 21

Section 35 of the Landlord and tenant Act 1987 - is the section where individual applications can be made to vary a lease

Question 22

if several leases need to be varied which section and which act if majority are in favour

Answer 22

Section 37 of the Landlord and tenant Act 1987 is the section and act if several leases need to be varied

Question 23

Which Section and Act required that a demand for payment must be accompanied by Rights and obligations at least 10 point

Answer 23

Section 153 of the Commonhold and leasehold reform Act 2002 came into effect 1/10/07

Question 24

which Act sets out the criteria for the Right to Enfranchisement

Answer 24

The leasehold Reform, Housing Urban Development Act 1993

Question 25

which act states the Right to Manage cannot be exercised where a Local authority is the immediate Landlord of any of the tenants or flats

Answer 25

The common hold Leasehold Reform Act 2002

Question 26

what % of parties including the LL need to be consenting to the lease being varied

Answer 26

-75% of the parties including the ll must be consenting to a lease being varied - no more than 10% opposed

Question 27

which act sets out criteria for a lease extension

Answer 27

The Leasehold reform, housing and urban Development Act 1993 gave individual leaseholders in blocks the right to acquire new 90 year lease

Question 28

What % of leases must lh hold of qualifying flats in the bock if they want to make a bid for enfranchisement

Answer 28

50% = leases must lh hold of qualifying flats in the bock if they want to make a bid for enfranchisement

Question 29

Which act gave leaseholders the right to acquire a new lease

Answer 29

The leasehold reform housing and urban development Act 1993 = gave right to acquire a new lease

Question 30

Which act stipulates that service charges must be held in trust

Answer 30

Section 42 of the Landlord and Tenant act 1987 = stipulates that service charges must be held in trust

Question 31

Under Section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 , the First Tier Tribunal may prevent a Landlord doing what ?

Answer 31

Passing on their costs of the hearing

Question 32

Which Act gave the Right of pre Emption

Answer 32

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 = preemption

Question 33

Which Act gave the Right of Enfranchisement

Answer 33

The Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (as amended by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

Question 34

Which Act gave the Right to Manage

Answer 34

The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 provides a right for leaseholders to force the transfer of the landlord's management functions to a special company set up by them - the right to manage company. The right was introduced, not just as a means of wresting control from bad landlords, but also to empower leaseholders, who generally hold the majority of value in the property, to take responsibility for the management of their block

Question 35

Ground Rent Notices

Answer 35

Section 166 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 - ground rent Notices

Question 36

Which act sets out the leaseholders Right to apply to FTT for an order appointing a new manager

Answer 36

The landlord and tenant act 1987 sets out | sets out the leaseholders Right to apply to FTT for an order appointing a new manager

Question 37

Which act sets out the First Right of Refusal

Answer 37

Landlord and tenant act 1987

Question 38

management audits are give statutory force by which act

Answer 38

The 1993 Leasehold reform, housing and urban development Act 1993

Question 39

Which act sets out Enfranchisement

Answer 39

The 1993 Leasehold Reform Act (as amended) provides the right for the leaseholders (via a special Company - the Right to Enfranchise Company) to compel the Landlord to sell the Freehold to them

Question 40

Which acts gave the right to a management audit

Answer 40

There are further rights of investigation of service charges and management provided by the right to a management audit under the Leasehold Reform Act 1993 and the right to appoint a surveyor under the Housing Act 1996.

Question 41

Which act states that demands for Service charges must be accompanied by a summary of Rights

Answer 41

Commonhold Leasehold Reform Act 2002 The Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations, and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2007

Question 42

What steps can a ll take if a LH is in breach of his lease due to the failure to pay the service charges, ground rent or administration charges to forfeit the lease and to repossess the house or flat.

Answer 42

service of a valid notice under section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925, the Notice of Seeking Possession.

Question 43

Which act introduced rights in respect of administration charges

Answer 43

The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 introduced rights in respect of administration charges. These are defined as 'an amount payable by a tenant as part of or in addition to rent, which is payable directly or indirectly for:

Question 44

once a summary of charges has been received what section of the act sets out the right to inspect documents relating to the charge as a follow up to provide more detail on the summary

Answer 44

As well as receiving the summary, the leaseholder has the right under section 22 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to inspect documents relating to his service charge as a follow-up to provide more detail on the summary

Question 45

Which act gives the LH the right to seek a summary of the service charges account

Answer 45

Leaseholders have a statutory right to seek a summary of the service charge account from the landlord under section 21 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

Question 46

Which act for right of first refusal (rfr)

Answer 46

Landlord and tenant act 1987

Question 47

Which act is disability discrimination

Answer 47

Ddisabilty descrimination act 1995 (dda)

Question 48

Which act is data protection

Answer 48

Data protection act 1998