Landlord able to build additional Flats on the roof despite the terms of existing flat leases. Vectis Property Company Ltd v Cambrai Court Management Company Ltd [2022] UTUK 42 (LC).

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have published updated guidance around Japanese Knotweed which came into effect on 23 March 2022.

Before you bid for a houses with an annex you need to carefully consider the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) you will have to pay; it is complicated.

The Right to Manage (RTM) was introduced in 2002 giving flat owners the ability collectively TO take over the management functions in respect of their building without having to prove fault on the part of those responsible for management under their lease (usually their landlord) or paying a premium.

This article looks at the reforms announced so far around enfranchisement, the restrictions imposed on the sale of houses of a leasehold basis and the fees charged to leaseholders for essential information needed on sale are to be limited.

This article looks at the status of the reforms announced so far around the sale of houses of a leasehold basis, ground rents in new leases, the fees payable by leaseholders for essential information needed on sale and the potential changes to the premium payable for a lease extension or freehold.

Ashley Wilson’s residential conveyancing team combines years of experience and specialist lease extension and enfranchisement expertise to be able to provide you with all the legal support you need, e.g. buying, selling, mortgaging and extending a lease.

Leaseholder fails to overturn Freeholder's refusal of consent to Change of Use to Residential for enfranchisement risk 

This article covers some case law and legislative developments over the last 12 months relating to enfranchisement

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill received Royal Assent on 8 February 2022. The main elements of it, i.e. the ground rent restrictions themselves, remained to be brought into force by regulations. This has now taken place; The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (The Act) will come into force on 30 June 2022.