What happens when the lift at the heart of that building reaches a point where it needs significant refurbishment, modernisation or replacement?
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Period architecture, original features and a strong sense of history can make these blocks highly desirable places to live.
Listed buildings offer something that many modern developments cannot: history, character and distinctive architectural features.
With careful planning, appropriate materials and a whole-building approach, improving energy performance and protecting heritage can go hand in hand.
Historic buildings often offer character and architectural details that are difficult to find in modern developments.
There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all of the problems associated with long leasehold ownership.
Leasehold reform will alter income, control and liquidity, but it will not remove the need for careful due diligence.
On 16th July 2026, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published its Government Response to the Plug-in Solar Consultation, alongside an Interim Product Specification for plug-in solar panels.
Multi-disciplinary surveying and engineering consultancy Earl Kendrick has announced the promotion of Daniel Lane to Director.
Mountview Estates plc v W8 Property Ltd [2026] UKUT 196 (LC) provides important guidance on how the condition of a flat should be treated when assessing the premium payable for a lease extension under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”)