Section 2: Application

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 · 2002 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Commonhold

The Registrar shall register a freehold estate in land as a freehold estate in commonhold land if—

the registered freeholder of the land makes an application under this section, and
no part of the land is already commonhold land.

An application under this section must be accompanied by the documents listed in Schedule 1.

A person is the registered freeholder of land for the purposes of this Part if—

he is registered as the proprietor of a freehold estate in the land with absolute title, or
he has applied, and the Registrar is satisfied that he is entitled, to be registered as mentioned in paragraph (a).

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