Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967

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Procedure in relation to acquisition of fee simple.

5.—(1) (a) A person holding land under a building lease shall not be entitled to acquire the fee simple in the whole of the land under this Act unless he obtains the consent to the acquisition of every (if any) person holding the land or any of it under a proprietary lease.

(b) A person holding land under a building lease shall not be entitled to acquire the fee simple in part of the land under this Act unless—

(i) he obtains the consent to the acquisition of every (if any) person holding the part or any of it under a proprietary lease, and

(ii) he excludes, from the notice or notices under section 4 of this Act in relation to the part, the remainder of the land.

(2) (a) A person holding land under a proprietary lease shall not be entitled to acquire the fee simple in the whole of the land under this Act unless he obtains the consent to the acquisition of every (if any) person holding the land or any of it under a sublease which is itself a proprietary lease.

(b) A person holding land under a proprietary lease shall not be entitled to acquire the fee simple in part of the land under this Act unless—

(i) he obtains the consent to the acquisition of every (if any) person holding the part or any of it under a sublease which is itself a proprietary lease, and

(ii) he excludes, from the notice under section 4 of this Act in relation to the part, the remainder of the land.

(3) A person who is entitled to acquire under this Act the fee simple in land held by him under a lease shall be entitled to have the rent payable by him in respect of the land and any other land held under the same lease apportioned under this Act between the land the fee simple in which he is acquiring and the other land.