Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

Landlord and Tenant Act 1987^[1]
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to confer on tenants of flats rights with respect to the acquisition by them of their landlord’s reversion; to make provision for the appointment of a manager at the instance of such tenants and for the variation of long leases held by such tenants; to make further provision with respect to service charges payable by tenants of flats and other dwellings; to make other provision with respect to such tenants; to make further provision with respect to the permissible purposes and objects of registered housing associations as regards the management of leasehold property; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1987 c 31
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	15 May 1987
Other legislation
Amends	Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c 31) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Overview

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 is, amongst other things, very significant to leaseholders in England and Wales. Significant alterations were made to sections 18 - 30 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. The 1987 Act also introduced three new things of lasting significance to long leaseholders of particular relevance in relation to their service charge liabilities. Firstly, it gave leaseholders and landlords specific rights to apply to a court or tribunal to vary the terms of a lease. Secondly, it introduced specific rules about retaining service charge contributions in designated trust accounts. Thirdly, it introduced an obligation for Landlords to provide their name and address when issuing service charge demands. Sections 47 and 48 of the 1987 Act state that without this information, service charge demands to leaseholders in England and Wales are invalid.