{"id":9934,"date":"2026-07-03T14:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=insight&p=9934"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:22:37","slug":"un-cambio-en-las-normas-sobre-la-propiedad-de-la-vivienda-guia-sobre-las-reformas-relativas-al-arrendamiento-y-a-la-propiedad-plena","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/es\/perspectivas\/un-cambio-en-las-normas-sobre-la-propiedad-de-la-vivienda-guia-sobre-las-reformas-relativas-al-arrendamiento-y-a-la-propiedad-plena\/","title":{"rendered":"Un nuevo enfoque de la propiedad de la vivienda: gu\u00eda sobre las reformas relativas al arrendamiento y a la propiedad plena\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rules governing who owns and controls residencial<\/a> propiedad<\/a> en England<\/a> and Wales are undergoing their biggest shake-up in a generation. For decades, buying<\/a> a flat meant entering the complex world of leasehold, a system that often left buyers dealing with rising ground rents, expensive lease<\/a> extensions<\/a>, and disputes with freeholders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dual-track legal overhaul\u00a0aims to\u00a0permanently shift\u00a0power away from traditional landlords and give\u00a0it back to homeowners<\/a>. This transition is being driven by two major pieces of legislation,\u00a0la Ley de Reforma del Arrendamiento y la Propiedad de 2024 <\/a>y el proyecto de ley de reforma de la propiedad horizontal y el arrendamiento de 2026.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Ley de Reforma del Arrendamiento y la Propiedad de 2024: situaci\u00f3n actual y el litigio ante el Tribunal de Apelaci\u00f3n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Leasehold and Se vende<\/a> Reform Act 2024 became law in May 2024, but its implementation has faced a complex rollout. Freeholders immediately mounted significant legal resistance, arguing that the legislation\u2019s radical structural changes amounted to an unlawful deprivation of property rights under Article 1 of the First Protocol (A1P1) to the European Convention<\/a> on Human Rights (ECHR). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

El recurso de casaci\u00f3n y el recurso de apelaci\u00f3n inminente<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In October 2025, the High Court delivered a comprehensive 167-page judgment dismissing the freeholders’ judicial review claims<\/a>. The court ruled that the government<\/a> acted within its discretionary powers to correct a systemic, anti-competitive imbalance in the housing<\/a> market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the legal battle is far from over. On 1 April<\/a> 2026, the Court of Recurso<\/a> formally granted permission<\/a> to appeal to five major institutional freeholder groups. This second round of high-stakes litigation<\/a> is scheduled to be heard in late 2026 or early 2027. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

El recurso presentado por los propietarios se centra directamente en tres pilares fundamentales de la Ley de 2024: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. La abolici\u00f3n del valor del matrimonio:<\/strong>\u00a0The 2024 Act eliminates “marriage value”,\u00a0the hypothetical profit generated when a lease with fewer than 80 years\u00a0remaining\u00a0is extended. Under the old system, this value was split equally between the leaseholder and freeholder. Freeholders argue that removing<\/a> this share\u00a0constitutes\u00a0an uncompensated confiscation of asset value.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. The Ground Rent Valuation<\/a> Cap:<\/strong>\u00a0La ley establece que, a la hora de calcular la prima que debe pagar el arrendatario para prorrogar su contrato de arrendamiento o adquirir la propiedad, se aplica un l\u00edmite m\u00e1ximo a la renta del terreno que se tiene en cuenta, lo que reduce el importe final que recibe el propietario.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. El traspaso de las costas judiciales:<\/strong>\u00a0Historically, leaseholders were contractually bound to pay the freeholder\u2019s professional, valuation, and legal fees during an enfranchisement<\/a> or extension claim. The 2024 Act reverses this, dictating that each party must bear their own costs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Disposiciones vigentes: \u00bfQu\u00e9 es lo que se puede exigir actualmente?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Unless the Court of Appeal issues a formal injunction<\/a> to stay the legislation, which is highly unlikely, the provisions of the 2024 Act that have already been triggered by commencement orders remain fully active law: <\/p>\n\n\n\n