Louise Uphill Senior Associate at Blake Morgan and ALEP member provides guidance on how leaseholders can get to grips with their leases.
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Land ownership law is a complicated thing; with leasehold and freehold properties available and not too much information about the difference.
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 8th February 2022 and will come into force on 30th June 2022.
We clear up the confusion between enacting your Right to Manage and buying your freehold through Collective Enfranchisement.
Choosing the right solicitor is not like buying a new dress or suit – there won’t be an opportunity to try on as many as you like for size and comfort before taking the plunge on your final choice.
Leases set out the services which the landlord is to provide and the mechanism for recovering the costs from the leaseholders.
There are familiar instances which commonly arise and often lessees are unaware of the options available to them.
A year ago I wrote an article for Flat Living about the case of Tedworth North Management Limited & Anor v Miller & Ors [2016] UKUT 0522 (LC).
The long residential lease is at the heart of good block management. Interpreting a lease is not so easy however if you are a new flat owner.
Collective Enfranchisement gives leaseholders of flats within a building the right to come together to purchase the freehold of the building.