Enfranchisement receipts 2021-2026
Case reference FOI2026/01886
Received 6 August 2026
Published 13 August 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following information:
1. The total monetary value (£) of enfranchisement receipts from residential lease extensions and freehold transfers where marriage value was paid (i.e. on residential properties where the council is the freeholder and the tenant’s lease had an unexpired term of less than 80 years prior to purchase) accrued by Herefordshire Council from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026.
2. What percentage of these receipts (1) were directed into the Housing Revenue Account.
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following information:
1. The total monetary value (£) of enfranchisement receipts from residential lease extensions and freehold transfers where marriage value was paid (i.e. on residential properties where the council is the freeholder and the tenant’s lease had an unexpired term of less than 80 years prior to purchase) accrued by Herefordshire Council from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026.
Answer: £0.
The Service Area have advised the council doesn’t hold any residential leases where extensions have been granted or freehold transfers where marriage value was paid (i.e. on residential properties where the council is the freeholder and the tenant’s lease had an unexpired term of less than 80 years prior to purchase) accrued by Herefordshire Council from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026.
2. What percentage of these receipts (1) were directed into the Housing Revenue Account.
Answer: N/A
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