Q&A - Extending A Garage Lease

QUESTION

I own a flat and a garage held under separate, long leases in the same development. I would like to extend the leases of both my flat and garage but understand that in order to be eligible to make a claim for a statutory lease extension, the property must be a flat. Does that mean that I can't bring a statutory claim to extend my garage lease?

ANSWER

The short answer is that you may be able to bring a claim to extend your leases of both your flat and your garage together.

A claim for a lease extension under the provisions of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 relates to a “flat” held on a long lease. 

For the purposes of a lease extension under the 1993 Act, the definition of a “flat” is specifically broadened to include any garage belonging to or usually enjoyed with the flat and “let to the tenant with the flat”.