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Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage
You only own a leasehold property for a fixed period of time. You’ll have…
Your responsibilities Your lease will tell you what conditions you’ve…
Service charges Your lease sets out the way the service charge is…
Extending the lease You can ask the landlord to extend your lease at any…
You can ask the landlord to sell you the freehold at any time. There are…
You may be able to change the management of your building if you’re…
There is a different dispute process in Wales. You might be able to…
How to set up a flat management company to manage property on residents' behalf and what you must do to run it legally
How to search for information about property and land in England and Wales - find out who owns it, how much was paid for it, how to get a scanned copy of the deeds and how to check the property...
You can get information about registered property or land in England and…
HM Land Registry holds records about most property or land sold in England…
The index map contains information on all land and property that’s…
You may be able to find out current and past information about a…
You can search for how much a property sold for in England or Wales. You…
Find out about Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on leasehold properties.
Information about Price Paid Data and how you can get it.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
Find a property and get its title plan, title register and see who owns it
This is a brief factual explainer of how commonhold works. For more information, you may wish to visit the website of the Leasehold Advisory Service.
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
Find out how much a property sold for in England or Wales
Completion timeframes for HM Land Registry applications.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Mr I B Holdsworth FRICS MCIArb and Ms J Mann MCIEH dated 12 April 2023.
Stamp Duty Land Tax rates for certain corporate bodies.
Guidance on how to apply for an electric vehicle chargepoint grant if you rent any residential property or own a flat.
Residential Property Tribunal Final Reasoned Decision of Mr R Waterhouse BSc (Hons) LLM Property Law MA FRICS
Southern Region, Mrs J Coupe FRICS on 7 February 2023
Southern Region, Mrs J Coupe FRICS (Chairman), Mr C Norman FRICS and Mr N Robinson FRICS on 16 February 2024
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Mr I B Holdsworth FRICS MCIArb on 3 April 2024.
Apply to the tribunal about a rent increase decision, changes to a lease or a decision about a council house, park home or caravan, in England.
Apply for an electric vehicle chargepoint grant or an electric vehicle infrastructure grant if you rent out, lease or manage a residential or commercial property in the UK.
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