Ground-rent demand

Ground rent is not a service charge. Check the lease, the parties and the current prescribed notice.

Whether you received the demand or are preparing it, confirm that the lease reserves rent, the amount and review pattern, the entitled landlord, the applicable restrictions and the current notice requirements.

How it works

The whole task, before you start entering details.

Use the five stages in order. You can move back at any point when a missing document or fact changes the position.

01State the situation
Say what has happened without deciding the legal answer.
02Gather the evidence
Mark what you have and keep every missing item visible.
03Ask one question
Build a focused LEASE-iQ® question from the facts supplied.
04Check the answer
Open the lease pages and current sources behind each point.
05Take the next action
Resolve what you can and hand off what still needs judgment.

You are acting asLeaseholder receiving the demand, or the identified landlord or agent considering issue

Other partyThe party on the other side of the demand

How this page helpsRecipient or issuer with the same source checks

Step 1

Start with the outcome and the role that has authority.

Start by saying whether you received the demand or are preparing it. Do not combine ground rent with In plain EnglishA payment under a lease for specified services, works, insurance or management costs. Authority, procedure, evidence and reasonableness are separate checks.Open the statutory definition. The lease, grant date, landlord role, jurisdiction and current legislation can all change the answer.

Step 2

Gather the records that could change the answer.

Tick what is available. Missing evidence remains visible in the prepared question.

Signed lease and variationsGround-rent clause and review scheduleLease commencement or grant dateCurrent landlord-title or entitlement recordAuthority for any managing agentCurrent prescribed notice for the jurisdictionPayment dates checked against the lease and legislationPlanned service and retained issue record

Step 3

Ask one focused question based on the documents you have.

LEASE-iQ is the engine for signed lease facts, cited pages and dated current-law status. The website owns this workflow and the safe next action.

Question to review and copy

Use my stated role to check this ground-rent demand from the correct side. Identify whether the signed lease reserves ground rent, the amount, review schedule and lease due date, with clause and page citations. Identify the landlord said to be entitled and the evidence of any agent's authority. Check the current effect of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 and any exception for this lease. Identify the current section 166 notice route and prescribed form for the stated jurisdiction as at 26 August 2026. If I received the demand, list the points I can verify and the exact unresolved question. If I am preparing it, list the checks required before issue. Do not reproduce a form from memory, decide recoverability or combine ground rent with a service-charge demand.

Step 4

Check the answer before the action.

Every material conclusion should remain beside its source, status and uncertainty.

Bring the answer back

Paste the LEASE-iQ output here.

Nothing pasted here is saved or sent by this website. Use it only to check the answer against the source and decide the next safe action.

LEASE-iQ output

Lease rent

Cite the rent, review pattern and lease due date. Do not assume a historic amount remains current.

Entitled landlord

Confirm the landlord and any agent authority from current documents.

Prescribed process

Use the current jurisdiction-specific notice and check its payment window and service.

CURRENT-LAW BOUNDARY, CHECKED 26 AUGUST 2026

Do not let the workflow silently decide the law.

Section 166 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 requires a prescribed notice before In plain EnglishRent reserved by a lease. It is separate from service charges and administration charges.Read the official guidance is payable. The current form and timing must be checked for England or Wales. The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 restricts ground rent in most new regulated leases from 30 June 2022, subject to scope and exceptions. The signed lease and current-law status must both be checked.

Step 5

Finish the job or focus the handoff.

For a recipient, the outcome is a checked list of the lease facts, demanding party, notice requirements and the exact point to query. For an issuer, it is a verified instruction to use the current prescribed process. This page does not produce the notice or decide liability.

Standalone guideGround rent, lease wording and prescribed notice LegislationCommonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, section 166 Independent statutory guidanceLEASE: ground-rent demand notices Official guidanceGOV.UK: Ground Rent Act guidance

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Two roles, one source set

If the other party disagrees, move to the shared route.

Share cited facts and the exact open question without presenting the shared evidence as a shared verdict.

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Plain English

Translate the legal words without changing the signed document.

The glossary explains common terms and why they matter. The lease may define the same word differently.

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