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 8,133 views 0 likes	Last Post by Guest 30-09-2014, 17:12 PM
Incorrect Ground Rent by Perplexed5 Started by Perplexed5, 13-02-2018, 17:49 PM	12 responses 398 views 0 likes	Last Post by Gordon999 17-02-2018, 11:30 AM
Mismanagement of accounts and funds by freeholder by johnboy Started by johnboy, 16-02-2018, 07:55 AM	9 responses 169 views 0 likes	Last Post by paulamis 17-02-2018, 00:01 AM
Share of Freehold : building maintenance issue by Joseph123 Started by Joseph123, 13-02-2018, 19:00 PM	10 responses 306 views 0 likes	Last Post by leaseholder64 15-02-2018, 18:44 PM
Service Charge adjustment for 3 years ago! by milleniumaire Started by milleniumaire, 15-02-2018, 16:42 PM	3 responses 139 views 0 likes	Last Post by leaseholder64 15-02-2018, 18:29 PM
Notice of Assignment on inherited leasehold property. by Ollie2000 Started by Ollie2000, 17-01-2018, 11:55 AM	5 responses 519 views 0 likes	Last Post by Ollie2000 15-02-2018, 14:07 PM
Management Company Cost by OttoL Started by OttoL, 13-02-2018, 19:43 PM	11 responses 201 views 0 likes	Last Post by andydd 15-02-2018, 11:47 AM
Deed of Variation (Share of Freehold) by OttoL Started by OttoL, 14-02-2018, 08:10 AM	4 responses 413 views 0 likes	Last Post by sgclacy 14-02-2018, 18:24 PM
Does this clause in my lease mean I cannot let my property out? by Tich01 Started by Tich01, 13-02-2018, 19:42 PM	6 responses 143 views 0 likes	Last Post by leaseholder64 14-02-2018, 09:37 AM
selling a share of a freehold in auction by propertyboy Started by propertyboy, 08-02-2018, 13:01 PM	14 responses 271 views 0 likes	Last Post by propertyboy 13-02-2018, 22:10 PM
Common parts and communal areas of flats- who rules? by starlitegaize Started by starlitegaize, 29-04-2009, 22:27 PM	8 responses 23,255 views 1 like	Last Post by leaseholder64 13-02-2018, 19:18 PM

Onerous ground rent - unsaleable + remortgage issues

by Rob1234
Hi,

I'm looking for some advice with regards to a leasehold flat that I bought 5 years ago that has an incredibly onerous ground rent. The details are as follows:
- Block of 12 flats - technically 8 including mine are maisonettes and this is mentioned in the lease, but they are purpose
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03-06-2020, 14:36 PM
Reply to Onerous ground rent - unsaleable + remortgage issues

by Section20z

Unless the property is in London then I would be surprised if it was mortgageable even 5 years ago with that level of ground rent, and would be even harder to mortgage now.
Solicitor most definitely should have warned you....
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03-06-2020, 22:33 PM
Power of Attorney

by SandraHope

Morning, we are near to exchange on a flat but today my solicitor informed me we were being held up due to the fact that the flat is being sold by a relative who has power of attorney because the vendor has Alzheimer’s and the attorneys solicitor, when asked, said they work only for the relative and...
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03-06-2020, 07:48 AM
Reply to Power of Attorney

by Lawcruncher

I think you need to ask your solicitor where it says that....
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03-06-2020, 21:20 PM
Right to use the garden?

by jimmynitcher

Hi I am looking into trying to get the right to extend into the garden which is shared (4flats) and looking at the lease it says

The right in common with all others entitled to the like right to use and enjoy the rear garden at the property.

Does this mean we jointly own the...
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03-06-2020, 15:05 PM
Reply to Right to use the garden?

by Lawcruncher

If the other tenants also have rights you need to talk to them too....
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03-06-2020, 21:11 PM
Retrospective License For Alteration Consent Fees

by MellyMelly

I am a co-landlord and also live in my 1 bed flat - my underlying lease has 997 years left on it - the entire property is held in a Declaration Of Trust between the 4 landlords - I carried out some alterations a couple of years ago by changing my internal floorplan to create an open plan kitchen and...
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02-06-2020, 21:47 PM
Reply to Retrospective License For Alteration Consent Fees

by Lawcruncher

The issue being consent was not gained prior in writing.

Given that:

(a) Consent was given orally;

(b) The other freeholders stood by while you carried out the work;

(c) The other freeholders have waited two years to go to a solicitor;

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03-06-2020, 20:49 PM
Reply to Onerous ground rent - unsaleable + remortgage issues

by flyingfreehold

HMG have said that they are committed to coming down hard on what are rightly known as "Onerous" Ground rents. There is supposedly a change in the law coming (although I cant tell you exactly when) by which you will be able to get out of these sharply increasing ground rents fairly favourably....
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03-06-2020, 20:46 PM
Reply to EWS1 and Cladding report

by TruthLedger

That's odd. Has Network Rail provided their reasoning as to why they insist on unlimited liability insurance?...
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03-06-2020, 19:42 PM

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