On its face, the procedure for applying to extend your Lease or to acquire the freehold to your Building under the Leasehold Reform Housing & Urban Development Act 1993 seems relatively straightforward:- The tenant starts the procedure by serving a Notice under Section 13 (enfranchisement) or under Section 42 (Lease Extension). The landlord responds by …
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Periodic tenants who pay a fixed rent may welcome major improvements to their building or estate whereas many hard-pressed leaseholders may dread the enormous cost of such major renovation programmes. This scenario is all too common in large estates where there is a mix of secure tenants and long leaseholders many of whom have exercised …
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Before a Landlord can commence forfeiture proceedings against long lessees of residential property, there are a number of hurdles which need to be surmounted: Section 168 of the Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Act 2002 [CLRA] is headed “No forfeiture notice before determination of breach”: Before a landlord can serve a Notice under Section 146 of …
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Leasehold flats and short-term AirBnB type lettings have recently hit the headlines, with concerns that the substantial windfall from letting a room on a nightly basis may well be contributing to the housing shortage in London. Even as a freeholder there are pitfalls around short-term lettings, including the number of nights you are allowed to …
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Where an order for possession has been made in the County Court, application to enforce the order by means of a warrant for possession is normally made by using Form N325. This procedure does not normally require the court’s permission. However, there are circumstances when the court’s permission is required. The Court of Appeal considered …
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