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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…
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Daley, Mr Ridgeway on 27 March 2019
This guidance clarifies the extent (or location) to which the leaseholder protections apply. It also explains what is meant by qualifying date and qualifying lease.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Dutton, Mr Ridgeway on 24 August 2018
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Robert Latham & Judge Kevin Ridgeway on 2nd July 2020.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Mr A Harris LLM FRICS FCIArb on 3 February 2020
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge LM Tagliavini and Miss M Krisko
Midlands Region, Judge C Goodall LLB and Mrs S Hopkins FRICS on 15 October 2019
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