Long Leasehold Questions

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Sticky: FAQ On Leasehold Property Issues-Your Answer Might Be Here by leaseholdanswers Started by leaseholdanswers, 29-05-2014, 08:36 AM	3 responses 9,200 views 0 likes	Last Post by Moderator2 17-06-2021, 21:40 PM
Legal Action Against Landlord - Local Council by Isaac1400 Started by Isaac1400, 02-12-2021, 07:13 AM	8 responses 148 views 0 likes	Last Post by andydd 04-12-2021, 21:19 PM
Dilapidated Flat by scot22 Started by scot22, 04-12-2021, 11:21 AM	9 responses 76 views 0 likes	Last Post by scot22 04-12-2021, 19:33 PM
How much can the freeholder charge for registering details of a sublet? by Joubert Started by Joubert, 04-12-2021, 17:35 PM	0 responses 17 views 0 likes	Last Post by Joubert 04-12-2021, 17:35 PM
How hard can forfeiture be? by pater Started by pater, 20-11-2020, 15:55 PM	41 responses 1,214 views 0 likes	Last Post by pater 04-12-2021, 14:33 PM
Bequest of lease in my will by HazeltonLane Started by HazeltonLane, 18-11-2021, 15:31 PM	20 responses 298 views 0 likes	Last Post by HazeltonLane 04-12-2021, 13:17 PM
Minimum Leasehold extension by ILD Started by ILD, 29-11-2021, 09:42 AM	6 responses 80 views 0 likes	Last Post by Anna1985 04-12-2021, 03:38 AM
Sorting out share certificate paid from money loaned from the Residents Association by Chris321 Started by Chris321, 29-11-2021, 23:15 PM	10 responses 132 views 0 likes	Last Post by eagle2 03-12-2021, 14:47 PM
Leasehold Alterations for some despite the existence of an Absolute Covenant by JDA16 Started by JDA16, 29-11-2021, 15:46 PM	9 responses 135 views 0 likes	Last Post by JDA16 02-12-2021, 13:00 PM
Leak to downstairs from my bathroom by timmasoner Started by timmasoner, 29-11-2021, 10:43 AM	4 responses 124 views 0 likes	Last Post by JaaNahtigal 02-12-2021, 12:13 PM
Can freeholder stop S20 notices being issued? by NaomiB Started by NaomiB, 01-12-2021, 09:58 AM	15 responses 166 views 0 likes	Last Post by NaomiB 02-12-2021, 10:48 AM

Reply to Legal Action Against Landlord - Local Council

by andydd

I sued my freeholder for failure to maintain my driveway, judge was quite damning but I was only awarded £100 as hard to proof any loss BUT in your case it sounds you have exceptional worry over various incidents so yes you could sue and as I found out it was useful, I got costs too and its something...
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04-12-2021, 21:19 PM
Legal Action Against Landlord - Local Council

by Isaac1400

Hi,

Hoping someone can advise. I am leaseholder and the landlord is a local council. my property is a flat and there are about 55 flats spread out over 3 floors.

Now the problem is that over the years the council has failed to maintain the exterior and communal areas - including...
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02-12-2021, 07:13 AM
Reply to Dilapidated Flat

by scot22

Thanks all. It was a great price, significantly below market value, plus in further negotiations a reduction to pay for any further work. This was identified by a surveyor. She is not clueless.....
Artful in my research I read that can only claim for her ownership period.
It is all i...
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04-12-2021, 19:33 PM
Dilapidated Flat

by scot22

In a block of 24, unfortunately one flat has become dilapidated. The new owner has bought cheaply. She is now demanding the Freeholder pays to refurbish it claiming they have been negligent. Is there a reasonable case ?
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04-12-2021, 11:21 AM
Reply to Legal Action Against Landlord - Local Council

by Isaac1400

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have heard of this. In summary do you know if this would benefit those with older leases and not on the builds which have has issues with rising ground rent etc?...
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04-12-2021, 19:09 PM
How much can the freeholder charge for registering details of a sublet?

by Joubert

I am a director of a Freehold Company of a small block of 28 flats in a popular residential area.

Over the past few years the majority of flats have been purchased by investors who sublet the flats on ASTs.

Although the leases between the Freehold Company and the lessees are...
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04-12-2021, 17:35 PM
Reply to Dilapidated Flat

by Macromia

If a leaseholder can show that internal maintenance is required because of a freeholder's negligence (e.g. a failure to meet external maintenance obligations according to the terms of the lease), they will potentially have a claim against the freeholder and be entitled to expect the freeholder (the...
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04-12-2021, 16:59 PM
Reply to Dilapidated Flat

by theartfullodger

The previous owner might have had a case. The new owner I think only for claims for problems during their ownership. But ianal.

Presumably she got a great price as it was so dilapidated
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04-12-2021, 16:51 PM
Reply to Dilapidated Flat

by Neelix

What utter nonsense.

The new buyer should have had a survey before they purchased.
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04-12-2021, 16:15 PM
Reply to Dilapidated Flat

by scot22

Many thanks for the prompt and helpful replies. Mainly, I suspect, due to lack of ventilation and heating there is some damp. She says the Freeholder should have stopped this happening by work to outside wall !? Efforts, including engaging surveyors whose advice has been followed, have been made...
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04-12-2021, 15:51 PM

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