Right of First Refusal Case Study: How a Missed Section 5 Notice Unwound a Freeholder’s Sale
A freeholder sold a nine-flat block without serving a section 5 notice. Why that is a criminal offence, and how the sale had to be unwound.
Collective Enfranchisement Case Study: Six Flats in a Merton Victorian Conversion Bought for £124,500 Against a £198,000 Claim
Four leaseholders bought their Merton freehold for £124,500 against a £198,000 claim. How an £85,000 roof space hope value came down to £5,000.
Mixed-Use Collective Enfranchisement: How a Floor Area Measurement Decided a £310,000 Freehold Claim in Surbiton
A freeholder said the building failed the 25% non-residential test. Careful re-measurement showed 22.4% — and the leaseholders bought their freehold.
Leasehold Reform News: Tribunal fees for enfranchisement cases introduced
Ongoing discussions about the introduction of tribunal fees for applications to the First-tier Tribunal in enfranchisement matters have been taking place lately which had led to an initial proposed fee of £2000 per case. After lengthy debate and discussion and the intervention of other ALEP colleagues the fees have been reduced to much more reasonable […]
Runnning out of Time? – Record Level of Leasehold Enfranchisement Instructions in Q3 2014
We received a record number of enquiries and instructions in Q3 2014 from leaseholders seeking to exercise their legal rights for extending leases or purchasing the freehold of their property (in partnership with other leaseholders within the respective building – “collective enfranchisement”) under the provisions of the Leasehold Reform Act 1993 as Amended. Mortgage lenders […]
