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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	1 response 7,797 views 0 likes	Last Post by Guest 30-09-2014, 17:12 PM
Landlord selling freehold by paysheet Started by paysheet, 19-10-2019, 20:05 PM	6 responses 30 views 0 likes	Last Post by vmart 19-10-2019, 23:06 PM
Liability for costs? by Harwood Started by Harwood, 18-10-2019, 19:18 PM	6 responses 80 views 0 likes	Last Post by Macromia 19-10-2019, 18:10 PM
Block Management Surplus Funds by ehood Started by ehood, 18-10-2019, 14:24 PM	10 responses 87 views 0 likes	Last Post by Macromia 19-10-2019, 17:25 PM
Visitor Parking Dispute and Unreasonable Behaviour by uoeno Started by uoeno, 15-10-2019, 15:50 PM	19 responses 219 views 0 likes	Last Post by Macromia 19-10-2019, 17:18 PM
Director of management company no longer an owner by oregano76 Started by oregano76, 18-10-2019, 17:29 PM	10 responses 58 views 0 likes	Last Post by Macromia 19-10-2019, 17:03 PM
Lease extension not on Land Registry by JasUK Started by JasUK, 13-10-2019, 12:27 PM	7 responses 83 views 0 likes	Last Post by Gordon999 19-10-2019, 00:40 AM
Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 + Maintenance works? by ospreygnd Started by ospreygnd, 18-10-2019, 18:19 PM	3 responses 36 views 0 likes	Last Post by ram 18-10-2019, 22:40 PM
Doubling rent by SandraHope Started by SandraHope, 16-10-2019, 19:31 PM	23 responses 231 views 0 likes	Last Post by Macromia 18-10-2019, 20:14 PM
Leashold extension by PAP069 Started by PAP069, 18-10-2019, 05:32 AM	1 response 36 views 0 likes	Last Post by vmart 18-10-2019, 08:47 AM
Who is responsible to repair my Apartment Windows by jon52 Started by jon52, 14-10-2019, 16:59 PM	1 response 30 views 0 likes	Last Post by Gordon999 17-10-2019, 14:05 PM

Landlord selling freehold

paysheet

Our landlord (our builder) is selling the freehold for our flats and has given us the first refusal. The offer is good. However there have been issues with our landlord. Our estate is still not complete. The property management company they appointed have been totally incompetent and mismanaged our...
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19-10-2019, 20:05 PM
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vmart

There may be complexities you need to resolve but f you have the chance to buy the freehold and the deal is reasonable, give it serious consideration. I suggest you contact LEASE for advice and/or consult a solicitor. Many solicitors will provide some insight before formalizing arrangements....
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19-10-2019, 23:06 PM
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Gordon999

In post #1, OP said : "We are working with the landlord and management company to sort things but "progress is slow" and we are thinking about court tribunal action."

Progress must be slow if the 1st year accounts are outstanding for more than 2 years, compared...
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19-10-2019, 23:02 PM
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leaseholder64

The accounts should be produced up to 6 months after the end not from 6 months. Form 6 months means that there can be charges that are not recoverable from the leaseholders because the leaseholders were not informed within 18 months of them being incurred.
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19-10-2019, 22:19 PM
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Gordon999

A copy of the annual service charge account ( summary of 12 months service charge collected and maintenance expenditure for your block ) should be produced for each year and made available to leaseholders, from 6 months from the end of each year.

For a new building, the maintenance...
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19-10-2019, 22:14 PM
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Macromia

Does your lease mention the property management company, and if so, is this in connection to the block, the estate, or both?
Do you pay service charges towards the management of the estate in addition to costs for the management of the block?

If you buy the freehold (presumably as...
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19-10-2019, 21:10 PM
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leaseholder64

Leases cannot be changed unilaterally except when they are both defective and the First Tier Tribunal agrees that the change is necessary to remedy the defect. Assigning the freehold makes no difference to this.
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19-10-2019, 21:08 PM
Liability for costs?

Harwood

I live in a block of four flats, 2 ground floor, 2 first floor.
The other 3 flats share a communal hallway/stairs, we have a private entrance ( a maisonette i believe - why do i feel all Hyacinth Bouquet!)

Anyway, within my lease i have no covenant giving me any kind of responsibility...
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18-10-2019, 19:18 PM
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Macromia

That's a fair point!
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19-10-2019, 18:10 PM
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ram

This is true, but as Harwood says,
"in doing so they inadvertently cut out the repairing covenant - and a few others
pets, washing lines etc".

The etc means many more Standard covenants have been omitted.

You can bet a typographical error HAS occurred...
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19-10-2019, 17:58 PM

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