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LEASE news
- LEASE Conference 2013
- Gathering information on service charges - ways to enforce your rights
- When are service charge costs incurred? Court of Appeal decision in OM Property Management v Burr
- 2012-13 Performance summary
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - implications for managing agents
- Podcast - Lease Extension
Frequently Asked Questions
- I am in dispute with my landlord but I do not want to go to Court or Tribunal. Is there an alternative?
- How can I find out what my service charge is being used for?
- My neighbours are very noisy and it is affecting the enjoyment of my property. What can I do?
- I own the freehold of a leasehold house. The leaseholder wants to buy the freehold. Do I have to sell it to them?
- My landlord has carried out Section 20 consultation but I am still unhappy about the service charges I'm being asked to pay. What can I do?
- What happens when my lease runs out?
- What happens if I breach the terms of my lease?
- My landlord has not demanded ground rent for several years. Can he still demand it?
Articles
- "Sweeping up" clauses
<Web page> - A whistle-stop guide to applications to the LVT
<Web page> - Acquisition Orders
<Web page> - Block vote - your right to take over management of flats
<Web page> - Buying the Freehold of a Leasehold House - The Procedure
<Web page> - Court of Appeal rules on what is a house
<Web page> - Daejan v Benson: S20 dispensation granted to freeholders
<Web page> - Extending a Flat Lease - The 80 Year Trap
<Web page> - Ground Rent: - problems that may arise in completing a form of rent demand notice
<Web page> - How to Appoint a Manager
<Web page> - How to discover what's behind your service charges
<Web page> - Is a leaseholder's ability to pay a service charge relevant to reasonableness?
<Web page> - Pros and Cons of Buying the Freehold
<Web page> - Recent cases on service charge accounts and recovery of costs
<Web page> - Recovering payment out of time
<Web page> - Self-help - a useful option for the unhappy leaseholder
<Web page> - Service of lease extension notices
<Web page> - Share of freehold: When joint owners should consider a Declaration of Trust
<Web page> - Should I be offered the right to buy the freehold of my building?
<Web page> - Statutory consultation - the meaning of qualifying works and the impact of "Phillips & Goddard v Francis"
<Web page> - Tenant takeover
<Web page> - Tenant's failure to respond to proceedings - default judgment in forfeiture for service charge arrears
<Web page> - The application of the Right to Manage to an estate of flats
<Web page> - The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 - the difference a decade makes
<Web page> - The importance of trust in freehold ownership
<Web page> - Transparency in Professional Fees - Response to Consultation Paper (July 2009)
<PDF - 88KB> - Water is leaking from my neighbour's flat and damaging mine: who should pay for it?
<Web page> - What is a house “reasonably so called”?
<Web page> - What to do before repairing the roof (or other major works)
<Web page> - Your rights when subletting
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