{"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":"cambiare-le-regole-della-proprieta-immobiliare-una-guida-alle-riforme-in-materia-di-locazione-e-proprieta-assoluta","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/it\/approfondimenti\/cambiare-le-regole-della-proprieta-immobiliare-una-guida-alle-riforme-in-materia-di-locazione-e-proprieta-assoluta\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambiare le regole della propriet\u00e0 immobiliare: una guida alle riforme in materia di locazione e propriet\u00e0 libera\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rules governing who owns and controls residenziale<\/a> property in 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,\u00a0Legge del 2024 sulla riforma dei diritti di locazione e di propriet\u00e0 immobiliare <\/a>e il progetto di legge del 2026 sulla riforma della propriet\u00e0 comune e della locazione.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La legge del 2024 sulla riforma dei contratti di locazione e della propriet\u00e0 immobiliare: situazione attuale e contenzioso dinanzi alla Corte d\u2019appello <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Leasehold and Propriet\u00e0 a titolo definitivo<\/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

Il ricorso giurisdizionale e l'imminente appello<\/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 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 Appello<\/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

Il ricorso dei proprietari si concentra direttamente su tre pilastri fondamentali della legge del 2024: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. L'abolizione del valore 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 legge stabilisce che, nel calcolo del premio che il locatario deve versare per prorogare il proprio contratto di locazione o acquistare la propriet\u00e0, l'affitto fondiario preso in considerazione sia soggetto a un limite massimo, riducendo cos\u00ec il pagamento finale a favore del proprietario.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Il trasferimento delle spese legali:<\/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

        Disposizioni in vigore: quali sono attualmente applicabili?<\/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