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LEASE Training
LEASE Webinars
Join us on Tuesday 29 May at 13:00 for Right of First Refusal - dealing with the difficulties, a presentation and discussion led by Senior Adviser Nicholas Kissen. Book now.
LEASE 2011/12 training programme
For training on residential leasehold law.
Section 20 Consultation
Service charges for residential leaseholders
Shared ownership
Tackling bad management
Courses can be fully tailored to your requirements.
LEASE Articles
- Court of Appeal rules on what is a house
- What to do before repairing the roof (or other major works)
- Buying the freehold: set up a company or buy as trustees?
- Self-help - a useful option for the unhappy leaseholder
- Block vote - your right to take over management of flats
- Is a leaseholders ability to pay a service charge relevant to reasonableness?
- Should I be offered the right to buy the freehold of my building?
- How to discover what's behind your service charges
- Tenant's failure to respond to proceedings - default judgment in forfeiture for service charge arrears
- Pros and Cons of Buying the Freehold
- Extending a Flat Lease – The 80 Year Trap
- Tenant takeover
- Recovering payment out of time
- Recent cases on service charge accounts and recovery of costs
- Your rights when subletting
- How to Appoint a Manager
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Frequently Asked Questions
- The freehold has been sold without being offered to us. What can I do?
- I own the freehold of a building containing flats. The leaseholders want to buy the freehold. Do I have to sell it to them?
- I have a shared ownership lease. Do I have a right to extend my lease?
- What can I do if I disagree with an administration charge?
- What happens at the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) hearing?
- I am the leaseholder of a house. Who should arrange the insurance for the building?
- How long will it take to buy the freehold of my house?
- How do I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) for my service charge to be determined?
The Leasehold Advisory Service is a Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) funded by Government to provide free advice on the law affecting residential leasehold property in England and Wales.
Whether you are a leaseholder, a freeholder or a property professional, The Leasehold Advisory Service is here to help. We advise on issues including service charges, extending your lease, buying the freehold, right to manage and applying to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT).
On this website you can:
- Read or download the full range of advice guides.
- Find the right information for you using the links below. For example click "I own a flat".
- Use the lease extension calculator to get an idea of the cost of extending your lease.
- See the upcoming LEASE events. We are based in London but regularly participate in events throughout England and Wales.
- Search our collection of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) decisions.
- Find a solicitor, surveyor/valuer or managing agent in the directory of leasehold practitioners.
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Extending your lease?
Use our lease extension calculator to get an idea of the cost of renewing your lease...