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ROT: Leaseholders' Right of First Refusal – Multi-Block Developments

Change Date : 20/08/2026    |    Word Count: 225    |    Deployment Measure : 9/10
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Rationale: Recent Court of Appeal guidance affects how linked blocks may be treated for leaseholders' statutory rights of first refusal. The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal, so the law remains unsettled and recent freehold sales on multi-block developments require particular care.
Where a landlord proposes to sell a freehold or other qualifying interest in a residential building, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 may require the landlord first to offer qualifying …

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