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• Updated: 16 November 2015

Find out about Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on leasehold properties.

• Updated: 23 September 2022

Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage

• Overview

  You only own a leasehold property for a fixed period of time. You’ll have…

• Leaseholder rights and responsibilities

  Your responsibilities Your lease will tell you what conditions you’ve…

• Service charges and other expenses

  Service charges Your lease sets out the way the service charge is…

• Extending, changing or ending a lease

  Extending the lease You can ask the landlord to extend your lease at any…

• Buying the freehold

  You can ask the landlord to sell you the freehold at any time. There are…

• Right to Manage and management disputes

  You may be able to change the management of your building if you’re…

• Leasehold disputes

  There is a different dispute process in Wales. You might be able to…

• Updated: 14 July 2022

Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.

• Updated: 16 November 2015

Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.

• Updated: 25 September 2019

Leaseholders to be better protected and more able to challenge excessive service charges to address cost of living concerns

• Updated: 4 July 2025

• Updated: 24 October 2022