I recently wrote a short piece on the Housing White Paper that appeared on my other site, Leasehold Reform News. Whilst the forthcoming election may well throw some of the government policy objectives into uncertainty in the short term, I thought it was worth posting it here. The Housing White Paper does have a few paragraphs addressing leasehold – in particular …
Section 5B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 – a land of opportunity?
I hosted a talk by Gary Murphy of auctioneers ALLSOP at the recent ALEP conference on 10th October 2016. The topics that we were discussing was whether the fact that the tenants have served an acceptance and nomination notice under the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 has an impact on the to price achieved at auction. This …
Tribunal fees for enfranchisement cases – as of 18th July 2016
Readers of this site may be aware that the government previously looked to introduce fees for applications made to the first tier tribunal for Enfranchisement matters. There was a lot of debate about this and I and other ALEP colleagues were involved in making representations – particularly because the initial fees proposed were £2,000 per case! Fortunately, because of the …
Buying your freehold – the basics
https://youtu.be/KmuUmTS6SZY This is a short video explaining the basic points to consider if you are thinking about buying your freehold. It covers: whether your building will qualify or not, qualifying leases some other preliminary points to think about. I hope you find it useful. If you would like to know more then by all means contact me to discuss.