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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 end a commercial lease early, what happens if you break the terms of your lease, use a clause in your agreement
Information and guidance for leases.
Use a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to keep your invention a secret when talking to others.
We're seeking views on proposals to improve the regulation of confidentiality clauses, also known as non-disclosure agreements or NDAs.
An overview of key points around access agreements between property owners and network operators for the deployment of digital infrastructure.
Prescribed clauses for leases.
Over 500 households freed from problematic ground rent terms after further CMA intervention.
A collection of HM Land Registry guides relating to leases.
A checklist of considerations when making an application to register the surrender and regrant of a leasehold estate (practice guide 28, supplement 1)
How to refer a bona vacantia commercial lease to the Treasury Solicitor.
The CMA is investigating potential breaches of consumer protection law in the leasehold housing market.
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