Section 52: Withdrawal by tenant from acquisition of new lease.

Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 · 1993 c. 28View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: LANDLORD AND TENANT — Chapter II: INDIVIDUAL RIGHT OF TENANT OF FLAT TO ACQUIRE NEW LEASE

At any time before a new lease is entered into in pursuance of the tenant's notice, the tenant may withdraw that notice by the giving of a notice to that effect under this section ("a notice of withdrawal").

A notice of withdrawal must be given—

to the landlord for the purposes of this Chapter;
to every other landlord (as defined by section 40(4)); and
to any third party to the tenant's lease.

Where a notice of withdrawal is given by the tenant to any person in accordance with subsection (2), the tenant's liability under section 60 for costs incurred by that person shall be a liability for costs incurred by him down to the time when the notice is given to him.

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