Reform Bill

American  

noun

English History.

1. any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.

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Reform Bill British  

noun

1. history any of several bills or acts extending the franchise or redistributing parliamentary seats, esp the acts of 1832 and 1867

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Reform Bill

Under its Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, new leasehold flats will be banned and replaced with commonhold, a system where residents collectively own and manage their buildings.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

The draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill includes plans to cap ground rent at £250, ban the sale of new leasehold flats and give homeowners greater control over how their buildings are managed.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

Outlining a specific timetable for leasehold reform for the first time, Mr Pennycook said elements of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, passed by the Conservative government earlier this year, would be implemented.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024

So the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill could become law on Friday.

From BBC ● May 23, 2024

The Reform Bill of ’32 had scarcely begun to be operative when its imperfections made themselves felt.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott