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
Shared Victorian Entrance Doors not matching, looks terrible. by matthew1000 Started by matthew1000, 11-08-2012, 10:04 AM	14 responses 1,474 views 0 likes	Last Post by leaseholdanswers 12-08-2012, 17:29 PM
Problems with leaseholder by Timandra Started by Timandra, 09-08-2012, 17:54 PM	2 responses 561 views 0 likes	Last Post by Timandra 11-08-2012, 19:47 PM
Cost to Serve a Section 42 Notice? by TheCatsWhiskers Started by TheCatsWhiskers, 07-06-2012, 12:13 PM	3 responses 8,607 views 0 likes	Last Post by TheCatsWhiskers 11-08-2012, 09:31 AM
Help with some legal double-negatives please! by Landlord333 Started by Landlord333, 09-08-2012, 23:27 PM	5 responses 627 views 0 likes	Last Post by leaseholdanswers 11-08-2012, 09:10 AM
Holiday Home leasehold legislation by jkdoona Started by jkdoona, 09-08-2012, 12:08 PM	2 responses 470 views 0 likes	Last Post by Gordon999 10-08-2012, 14:08 PM
How much to buy freehold by Bazman Started by Bazman, 09-08-2012, 13:16 PM	1 response 412 views 0 likes	Last Post by Gordon999 10-08-2012, 14:01 PM
Service of summary of service charges. by freeholderGR Started by freeholderGR, 08-08-2012, 20:06 PM	5 responses 1,233 views 0 likes	Last Post by andydd 10-08-2012, 07:45 AM
Can Landlord insist I pay service charges by cheque only? by bluesky Started by bluesky, 02-08-2012, 17:29 PM	16 responses 2,420 views 0 likes	Last Post by leaseholdanswers 09-08-2012, 16:10 PM
Are directors allowed to participate in a vote to amend articles of association? by mixedveg Started by mixedveg, 09-08-2012, 13:37 PM	1 response 436 views 0 likes	Last Post by animal 09-08-2012, 14:52 PM
Help! Wooden floor in flat above - leasehold in a Housing Association-owned block by pingcat Started by pingcat, 08-08-2012, 09:52 AM	13 responses 2,058 views 0 likes	Last Post by verylonglease 09-08-2012, 11:49 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
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
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
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 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
EWS1 and Cladding report

by ZIGGYVIGGY

Dear LandlordZone

we have four blocks in our estate all of which are 6 or less Storey (18meters high) in height.

Our managing agent has quotes 18k in costs to prepare a cladding report.

The Leaseholders are already suffering from loss of rent due to Covid19 crises...
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15-05-2020, 17:26 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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