{"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":"een-nieuwe-kijk-op-het-eigenwoningbezit-een-gids-over-de-hervormingen-op-het-gebied-van-erfpacht-en-eigendomsrecht","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/nl\/inzichten\/een-nieuwe-kijk-op-het-eigenwoningbezit-een-gids-over-de-hervormingen-op-het-gebied-van-erfpacht-en-eigendomsrecht\/","title":{"rendered":"De regels voor het eigenwoningbezit veranderen: een gids over de hervormingen op het gebied van erfpacht en eigendomsrecht\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rules governing who owns and controls residentieel<\/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,\u00a0de Wet op de hervorming van erfpacht en eigendomsrecht van 2024 <\/a>en het wetsontwerp inzake de hervorming van het gemeenschappelijk eigendom en het erfpachtrecht van 2026.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Wet op de hervorming van erfpacht en eigendomsrecht van 2024: huidige stand van zaken en de rechtszaak bij het Hof van Beroep <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Leasehold and Vrijstaand<\/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

De rechterlijke toetsing en het aanstaande beroep<\/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 Beroep<\/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

Het beroep van de grondbezitters richt zich rechtstreeks op drie pijlers van de Wet van 2024: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. De afschaffing van de waarde van het huwelijk:<\/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>\u00a0De wet schrijft voor dat bij de berekening van de premie die een huurder moet betalen om zijn huurovereenkomst te verlengen of het eigendomsrecht te verwerven, er een maximum geldt voor de grondrente waarmee rekening wordt gehouden, waardoor het uiteindelijke bedrag dat aan de grondeigenaar wordt uitgekeerd, lager uitvalt.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. De verschuiving van de proceskosten:<\/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

        Actieve bepalingen: wat is momenteel afdwingbaar?<\/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