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	1 response 8,448 views 0 likes	Last Post by Guest 30-09-2014, 17:12 PM
Insulation - necessity or improvement? by bethy Started by bethy, 26-11-2020, 12:37 PM	10 responses 90 views 0 likes	Last Post by Gordon999 27-11-2020, 22:31 PM
Yet more 'notice to underlet fees' £135 and going up!! by November26 Started by November26, 25-11-2020, 18:02 PM	5 responses 109 views 0 likes	Last Post by JK0 27-11-2020, 22:25 PM
Lease variation by bazann Started by bazann, 26-11-2020, 16:28 PM	3 responses 63 views 0 likes	Last Post by Lawcruncher 27-11-2020, 08:43 AM
Forfeiture Procedure and Costs by Aboosimbel Started by Aboosimbel, 27-10-2020, 21:39 PM	10 responses 216 views 0 likes	Last Post by Aboosimbel 26-11-2020, 19:35 PM
Does a Freeholders Association have to use a Chartered Surveyor or will a builder do? by sarahbrowne Started by sarahbrowne, 24-11-2020, 16:24 PM	3 responses 48 views 0 likes	Last Post by scot22 26-11-2020, 10:18 AM
Does section 20 apply to work required under the lease? by PJF Eastbourne Started by PJF Eastbourne, 28-10-2020, 09:07 AM	12 responses 144 views 0 likes	Last Post by Jon66 26-11-2020, 00:02 AM
Leaseholder's water meter access issue by Phillybobson Started by Phillybobson, 25-11-2020, 14:43 PM	2 responses 47 views 0 likes	Last Post by scot22 25-11-2020, 17:21 PM
Death of freehold long landlord by flyingfreehold Started by flyingfreehold, 22-11-2020, 12:34 PM	1 response 44 views 0 likes	Last Post by Gordon999 25-11-2020, 12:55 PM
how to reject s.42 notice by HP mum Started by HP mum, 24-11-2020, 15:48 PM	5 responses 71 views 0 likes	Last Post by HP mum 24-11-2020, 22:02 PM
landlord discontinued claim claiming court fees by Stacker Started by Stacker, 19-11-2020, 21:52 PM	14 responses 154 views 0 likes	Last Post by andydd 24-11-2020, 15:56 PM

Reply to Insulation - necessity or improvement?

by Gordon999

The average service charge bill for leaseholders in E & W is around £1800 p.a which you and 2 other leaseholders are not paying ( or you have saved ) and so your building of 2 converted houses is deteriorating over the last 9 tears.
You should ask the freeholder or apply to FTT to appoint...
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27-11-2020, 22:31 PM
Insulation - necessity or improvement?

by bethy

We are L/H on a top floor flat. Roof is responsibility of F/H to maintain through service charge.

A loft hatch was installed last year to give access to the roof space for roof repairs. This has shown that there is no insulation whatsoever in the roof space - the property was converted...
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26-11-2020, 12:37 PM
Reply to Yet more 'notice to underlet fees' £135 and going up!!

by JK0

Ah, actually that was a different freeholder who also tried it on, Gordon....
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27-11-2020, 22:25 PM
Yet more 'notice to underlet fees' £135 and going up!!

by November26

Hi

I have been trawling the internet for updates to challenges around 'notice of underletting fees' and I'm not sure of the current position. My landlord is still playing ignorant and deeming their extortionate bi-annual amount 'reasonable'. Are there county court judgements or upper tribunal...
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25-11-2020, 18:02 PM
Reply to Yet more 'notice to underlet fees' £135 and going up!!

by Gordon999

JKO's case was one of a "group of 4 cases" judged by upper tribunal at £40 payable. But I am sure your lease will not state it is payable every 6 months .

For Group action info, you should visit the LKP website ( leasehold knowledge partnership ) and join Katie Kendricks...
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27-11-2020, 22:14 PM
Reply to Lease variation

by Lawcruncher

Whilst "resident warden" is clear, I am not sure that in the context of sheltered accommodation "residential warden" can be taken to mean something other than a resident warden. "Residential" is not a word I would use to describe a person. If the warden has until recently...
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27-11-2020, 08:43 AM
Lease variation

by bazann

Hi,
My elderly mother [99 years+] owns a flat in a residential block under a 125 year Lease dated 24th May 1989. The Lessor is a housing association. My mother purchased the flat in early 2011 with the benefit of said Lease.
There is the usual monthly service charge which includes e.g. maintenance...
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26-11-2020, 16:28 PM
Reply to Insulation - necessity or improvement?

by bethy

It's a bit of a mess really, and a long story... They owned the whole building and ran a restaurant downstairs. Then converted upstairs into two flats to rent out. Then got into money problems and sold leaseholds to the flats. Service charges are split between restaurant and two flats. It's a terrace...
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27-11-2020, 00:03 AM
Reply to Insulation - necessity or improvement?

by Macromia

If there has never been any loft insulation, putting it in now would technically be an improvement, so the I suspect that the freeholder would be under no obligation to arrange for insulation to be installed.

If the building was converted into flats "just over ten years ago",...
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26-11-2020, 21:56 PM
Reply to Yet more 'notice to underlet fees' £135 and going up!!

by Macromia

This information is crucial.

If your lease states that underletting is allowed but you need to pay "notice to underlet" fees of £xxx biannually, and these fees are to be increased in line with inflation, there is unlikely to be any legal argument that helps you.

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26-11-2020, 21:32 PM

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