Leaseholder Certificates

Why do you need to produce a LDoC?

E&J Estates may have, or will in future, contact you to request that you return to us a Leaseholder Deed of Certificate (LDoC).

The purpose of this is to establish whether, and to what extent, you may benefit from protection from contributing towards the cost of historic building safety defects in leasehold buildings in England with the following features, as specified by the Building Safety Act 2022 (The Act) and associated regulations:

• The building contains at least 2 units,
• The building is at least 11 meters (or 5 storeys) in height,
• The building was built prior to 28 th June 2022.

The LDoC is one part of the process specified by the Act to achieve this clarity. Your landlord is required to gather from you mandatory information, in the form of the LDoC, to establish how your property should be treated in relation to the costs of certain building safety issues.

We have included below a link to the government’s website, providing further information.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mandatory-information-required-from-leaseholders-and-building-owners

This is an important process if homeowners are to secure the protection intended by government. When we send you a request to complete a LDoC, you must respond within the deadline stated in our letter.

What happens if I don’t provide all of this information? What evidence do I have to give with the LDoC? What if I no longer own this property? What do I have to do if I own my property by shared ownership? What if I did not own the property on 14th February 2022? Does the request for an LDoC mean there is a defect in my building? Why have you sent me a LDoC notice? What is an LDoC and why do I need to complete it? What is the background to Deeds of Certificate and the Building Safety Act?