I am proceeding under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 and have agreed the terms of the lease extension, but have not completed. What can I do? In circumstances where the freeholder has refused to complete or is unwilling to do so for a number of reasons, it may become necessary to make an application under the …
I served a Section 42 Notice but have not received a Counter Notice. What can I do?
If you have served a Notice and not received a Counter Notice in response by the due date, then the landlord is deemed to have admitted the premium that you proposed to pay in your Notice. You should seek expert assistance, but can probably enforce the grant of the new lease at this level. It may become necessary to apply …
How do I find out who my freeholder is?
The first thing to do is to carry out a search at the Land Registry based on the address of the property. Help from a solicitor will enable you to do this. The Land Registry has a website which does also have public access facilities. In the case of unregistered land, it may be more difficult to locate the freeholder …
I am a leaseholder and I want to extend my lease but my landlord is missing. What should I do?
This is a question that often comes up in practice. If the freeholder really is missing and sufficient steps have been taken to try to find him then there is a process under which a court can accept service of a claim to an extended lease on behalf of the missing person. The claim will then be remitted to the …