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[Gordon999]

You should send an enquiry form to Land Registry :

https://help.landregistry.gov.uk/app/contactus_general/...

[Gordon999]

You have to demand your local MP to sort out this problem and get the 25% restriction on floor area removed. ( 25% is an artificial legal barrier imposed by Housing Department Senior Servants working under a Housing Minister, who has never bought a leasehold property )....

[Gordon999]

CCJ is a County Court judgement against a person who is unable or has refused to pay off a debt. This means the Mortgage Lender cannot offer a mortgage loan to any CCJ person.

When there is a change of ownership , the Land Registry will not register the property under the new names...

[Gordon999]

You should ask your local MP to raise the problem with your local council.

[Gordon999]

I suggest you look for a " Block of Flats" buildings insurance policy .

The policy should include insured cover for the "re-instatement value" (= floor area x building cost per sq ft and calculated by a chartered surveyor )
package may include "insured...

[Gordon999]

You can use one of the online firms to help complete your tax return and you pay less for tax return service.

[Gordon999]

I would expect the building cost for a flat with 42m2 floor area = 500 sq ft at £100 /sq ft = £50,000.

Your estimate £15K seems to be too low.

[Gordon999]

i think you have to contact bona vacantia :


https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations...

[Gordon999]

CassieC,

I suggest you visit a large WH Smiths Store and buy a monthly magazine for self - building homes etc. You probably need to find a mortgage lender which makes advances by stages based on the height of the building.

[Gordon999]

Many people take risks everyday. Crossing the road is a risk but if you look left and right before stepping forward , you hope you can complete without being hit by a passing car. So looking at the legal pack before the auction starts is equivalent to "look left and right" at the road crossing....

[Gordon999]

If you have it in contract that a share in the freehold would be transferred to you, you can make an application to the Magistrates Court to issue the share to you. Make an enquiry with the Court's Manager....

[Gordon999]

Are you getting annual income of less than £1000 from each of your properties ?

[Gordon999]

Two owners could hold a "freeholders meeting" by telephone and one person writes up the Minutes of Meeting. The Minutes should state what decision was made and give instruction to the Management Company to implement and a copy sent to third flat owner.

[Gordon999]

The Law Commission website announces that Professor Sarah Green and Professor Penney Lewis were appointed on 1 Jan 2020 to replace two commissioners Professor David Ormond QC and Stephen Lewis who have left.

The Law Commissioners are:
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Green,...

[Gordon999]

The billing for payment of insurance contributions should include a note to show (1) . % service charge payable under the lease and (2) . Table showing the calculation of contribution from each leasehold flat.

It should be noted that only the "named policyholder" can make...

[Gordon999]

You should check the your company's records at Companies House website to see if you are still listed as a Director.

[Gordon999]

Some figures presented for cost of enfranchising a leasehold house :

Premium to buy the freehold ( valued at £250,000 ) :

House 1 ( 125 years Lease from 1995 and GR = £50 p.a doubling every 25 years )
unexpired term 101 years , Premium = £4,147

House 2...

[Gordon999]

The Law Commission website for leasehold reform is shown below :

https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/le...franchisement/

[Gordon999]

The date scheduled for filing the company's annual account will be given in the company's record, kept by Companies House. I would expect your company's first year trading period will run from 5th April 2019 to 5th April 2020.
So the company should file an annual account at Companies House before...

[Gordon999]

I don't think any leaseholders should refuse to pay the buildings insurance contributions as this will be a requirement in the lease for the lessee to comply.