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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…
Information relating to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 27 November 2023.
The CMA is investigating potential breaches of consumer protection law in the leasehold housing market.
Apply for a decision on landlord’s reasonable costs in the purchase of freehold for houses.
Freehold purchaser(s) can apply for a decision on liability for, and amount of, reasonable costs of the freeholder (and any other relevant landlord).
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...
This guidance sets out further information about what you, the leaseholder, do and do not have to pay for remediating a building safety defect via your service charge.
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.
This guidance outlines the obligations that the leaseholder protections in the Act place onto building owners, right-to-manage companies, resident management companies and named managers.
This page answers some frequently asked questions relating to the leaseholder deed of certificate.
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill introduced to Parliament will give homeowners a fairer deal, and greater rights and protections.
This page brings together information leaseholders and other residents should be aware of on fire safety, and remediation of historic building safety defects – including who is responsible for paying for remediation works.
As a landlord, find out if the leaseholders in your block have the right to take over management of your building, and the process they must go through to do this
Eastern Region, Judge Wayte on 24 February 2023
From 28 June 2022, the leaseholder protections on building safety costs in England have come into effect.
The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) gives free legal advice to leaseholders on the law affecting residential leasehold in England and Wales. LEASE is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities .
This guidance explains the information required to complete the leaseholder deed of certificate, and what information your current landlord must provide in the landlord’s certificate.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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