A Bill to make provision requiring landlords exercising a right of forfeiture or re-entry in relation to a property subject to a long lease to account to the tenant for the tenant’s equity in that property and to hold the tenant’s equity on trust; to restrict the landlord’s right to legal and administrative costs; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
31 October 2023
The Leasehold Reform (Forfeiture) Bill would require landlords who exercise forfeiture or re-entry on long-lease properties to account to the tenant for the tenant’s equity in that property and to hold that equity on trust. It would also restrict the landlord’s ability to charge or recover legal and administrative costs, and includes related provisions to protect tenants in leasehold situations.
The bill is at the First Reading stage in the House of Lords, meaning it has been introduced but not yet debated in detail or sent to a committee.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
