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The leasehold valuation team here at Peter Barry recently attended the annual Leasehold Advisory conference that brings together tenants, managing agents, solicitors, valuers and all other people/bodies that have a interest in the current leasehold sector. The conference was celebrating its 15th year and whilst a lot has changed since 2002, many of the gripes and bugbears of the various groups ...
The leasehold valuation team here at Peter Barry recently attended the annual Leasehold Advisory conference that brings ...
There is a lot in the news of late about the UK’s broken housing market. Spiraling house prices, unaffordable rents, ...
We are regularly instructed to prepare valuations on leasehold flats located above commercial premises. The shortage of ...
Freehold enfranchisement is increasingly popular among leaseholders, who are encouraged by the prospect of owning their own ...
With space in London at a premium and house prices seemingly always rising, extending your property is seen as an attractive ...
Notices Once you have received a copy of your report you will need to pass a copy to your solicitor who will use our best ...
Most surveyors and solicitors practicing in the leasehold property sector will be familiar with the rights of lessees to obtain their freehold either by way of a collective enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, or (in the event of a disposal by the landlord) by electing to the collective Right of First Refusal under Part I of the Landlord and Tenant ...
Most surveyors and solicitors practicing in the leasehold property sector will be familiar with the rights of lessees to ...
The statutory lease extension process, as with so many Landlord and Tenant matters, is traditionally adversarial. However, ...
The most common way for a leaseholder to extend their lease involves a solicitor serving a Section 42 notice (S42) on their ...
If you own a flat or maisonette it is almost certainly held on a lease. The original term of the lease is likely to have ...