Housing (Freeholding of Land) Act 1957
sec.10BApplication for conversion of certain leases in perpetuity to leases for term of years with freeholding covenant
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sec.10B Application for conversion of certain leases in perpetuity to leases for term of years with freeholding covenant
A lessee of a lease in perpetuity of land held by the lessee under the provisions of the Housing Act 2003 , section 112 may apply to the chief executive to have the lease deemed a lease for a term not exceeding 10 years and subject to a covenant entitling the lessee to a deed of grant in fee simple of the land comprised in the lease. In this part such lease for a term is referred to as a freeholding lease . An application shall not be proceeded with until the chief executive has been satisfied that the covenants, if any, under the Housing Act 2003 , section 112 (2B) (d) to which the lease in perpetuity is subject have been reasonably fulfilled. s 10B ins 1980 No. 49 s 13 sub 2003 No. 52 s 153 sch 2 (amd 2005 No. 33 s 11 (retro)) amd 2005 No. 46 s 9 sch ; 2006 No. 7 s 34 (sec.10B-ssec.1) A lessee of a lease in perpetuity of land held by the lessee under the provisions of the Housing Act 2003 , section 112 may apply to the chief executive to have the lease deemed a lease for a term not exceeding 10 years and subject to a covenant entitling the lessee to a deed of grant in fee simple of the land comprised in the lease. (sec.10B-ssec.1A) In this part such lease for a term is referred to as a freeholding lease . (sec.10B-ssec.3) An application shall not be proceeded with until the chief executive has been satisfied that the covenants, if any, under the Housing Act 2003 , section 112 (2B) (d) to which the lease in perpetuity is subject have been reasonably fulfilled.