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or you can speak to one
of our advisers by calling
020 7383 9800
Lines are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.
LEASE Training
LEASE Webinars
Join us on Tuesday 29 May at 13:00 for Right of First Refusal - dealing with the difficulties, a presentation and discussion led by Senior Adviser 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
- Court of Appeal rules on what is a house
- What to do before repairing the roof (or other major works)
- Buying the freehold: set up a company or buy as trustees?
- Self-help - a useful option for the unhappy leaseholder
- Block vote - your right to take over management of flats
- Is a leaseholders ability to pay a service charge relevant to reasonableness?
- 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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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?
Advice
We provide free advice on:
The leasehold system
- the duties and obligations of landlord and leaseholder
Service charges
- statutory consultation on proposals for charges arising from works or contracts
- rights to challenge service charges
- how to apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal
Rights to information
- summaries of service charges and accounts
- rights to inspect documents
- information on landlord
Right to manage
- statutory right for leaseholders to take over the management of the building
Extending the lease
- statutory rights and procedures
- informal advice on possible costs
Buying the freehold
- statutory rights for leaseholders of houses
- collective rights for leaseholders of flats
- the right of first refusal
- informal advice on possible costs
Management issues
- what a managing agent does and how to appoint one
- forfeiture: the new laws