Enfranchisement receipts
Case reference FOI2026/01650
Received 5 August 2026
Published 3 September 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 Guildford Borough Council from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026.
2. What percentage of these receipts (1) were directed into the Housing Revenue Account.
Response
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find the answers to your queries below:
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 Guildford Borough Council from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2026.
Nil. We have not received any enfranchisements during this period.
2. What percentage of these receipts (1) were directed into the Housing Revenue Account.
N/A.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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