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@Brommers
Short answer - it's not clear. The government fucked up when they introduced the amendments to the 1993 Act in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and it seems that it may well be possible to extend a shared ownership lease before it's staircased to 100% - see Corscombe Close Block 8 RTM Co Ltd v Roseleb Ltd* [2013] UKUT 081 (LC) - even though everyone assumed they couldn't. It's not a question of the case law overtaking the 1993 Act - it's more a question of the 1993 Act being interpreted in a way no-one previously thought was right. I understand the same arguments apply to both the 1993 Act (flats) and the 1967 Act (houses). Bottom line is no-one knows. But probably, yes.