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Join us on 15 March 2012 for Varying the residential lease - what managers and lawyers ought to know, a presentation by Nicholas Kissen. Book now.
LEASE 2011/12 training programme
For training on residential leasehold law.
Section 20 Consultation
Service charges for residential leaseholders
Shared ownership
Tackling bad management
Courses can be fully tailored to your requirements.
LEASE Articles
- Should I be offered the right to buy the freehold of my building?
- How to discover what's behind your service charges
- Tenant's failure to respond to proceedings - default judgment in forfeiture for service charge arrears
- Pros and Cons of Buying the Freehold
- Extending a Flat Lease – The 80 Year Trap
- Tenant takeover
- Recovering payment out of time
- Recent cases on service charge accounts and recovery of costs
- Your rights when subletting
- How to Appoint a Manager
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- Going to the LVT - can we recover our legal costs?
- Section 20 Dispensation – should the LVT consider prejudice suffered?
- Chair re-appointed
- Reinvigorating the Right to Buy and one for one replacement: Consultation
- Forfeiture for service charge arrears - is a default judgment enough?
- LEASE on Location – Bideford, North Devon
Frequently Asked Questions
- The freehold has been sold without being offered to us. What can I do?
- I own the freehold of a building containing flats. The leaseholders want to buy the freehold. Do I have to sell it to them?
- I have a shared ownership lease. Do I have a right to extend my lease?
- What can I do if I disagree with an administration charge?
- What happens at the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) hearing?
- I am the leaseholder of a house. Who should arrange the insurance for the building?
- How long will it take to buy the freehold of my house?
- How do I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) for my service charge to be determined?
Complexity. Jargon. Legalese. The law affecting flats and leasehold property (and often, significantly, someone's home) can appear daunting to the uninitiated. Often it's simply a case of access to the right information to sort out an issue. That's where we at LEASE can help.
The Leasehold Advisory Service is an Executive Non Departmental Public Body (ENDPB) funded by Government to provide free advice on the law affecting residential leasehold property in England and Wales.
If you have concerns or issues relating to leasehold property, this website is your starting point. Whether you are a leaseholder, a freeholder or a property professional, The Leasehold Advisory Service is here to help.
LEASE Professional Seminar - Developing an Enfranchisement Practice. An evening seminar in Leeds on Tuesday 21 February. Come and hear our team of expert solicitors and valuers speaking about developing an enfranchisement practice, a series of workshops. Book now.
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