Most leases contain covenants (obligations) which state leaseholders cannot cause nuisance and annoyance to their neighbours.
Simon Masters
Senior Associate Solicitor
Should You Accept a Non-Statutory Lease Extension?
If you’ve approached your landlord for a lease extension and they’ve responded by suggesting they will put your lease back to (say) 99 years and increase your ground rent, should you accept their offer?
When is a Section 42 Notice Invalid?
From a leaseholder’s perspective, the correct drafting and service of a notice of claim under section 42 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 is the most important part of the lease extension process.
Withholding Payment of Service Charges
Many leaseholders feel that service charges represent poor value for money, while others disagree with the way their service charge money is spent.
Tenancy Deposit Schemes
Sections 212-215 of the Housing Act 2004 made tenancy deposit schemes compulsory for all residential assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) created after 6 April 2007.
What Happens When a Long Residential Lease Expires?
In England and Wales many people own a leasehold interest in their property. This means that they, as a ‘lessee’, have an interest in the property for a certain and limited ‘term’.
Can You Claim on the Building’s Insurance?
If you own a leasehold flat, in what circumstances can you claim on the building’s insurance and what is covered by that insurance? The answer can normally be found in your lease.
Who Owns the Loft Space?
If two flat owners share the freehold, what happens to the loft space? In fact, there is no hard and fast rule and the answer will be determined solely by the terms of the lease.
Do You Need Consent for Alterations to a Leasehold Flat?
Many residential leasehold owners wish to undertake works to their flats, but most leases contain covenants that restrict the ability of the tenant to undertake alterations.
What is Leasehold?
In England and Wales there are legally only two ways that property can be owned; freehold and leasehold. Both are legitimate forms of ownership as they are both capable of registration at the Land Registry and they both entitle the owner to sell and mortgage their property.