The dust has started to settle from the Supreme Courts decision in the case of Daejan Investments Limited v. Benson. There has already been much written about the reasons and reasoning of this decision from the legal profession but what could it really mean in practice to leaseholders? Leasehold Life is very pleased to publish an opinion piece by Solicitor David Whitney of Landlord and Tenant specialist law firm (and ALEP member) Painsmith Soliciitors. David also contributes to the PainSmith Landlord and Tenant Law Blog.

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Leasehold Life is very pleased to publish a new article from Katie Cohen, Partner at Solicitors Child & Child. It focuses upon the terms of the new lease which, from experience, has been modified during the course of the statutory lease extension.
If a leaseholder is the first in their block of flats/building to extend their lease, there could of course be the situation where that particular leaseholder has a lease which is not identical to the others in the block and therefore no uniformity throughout that development.

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A recent High Court case has changed the historic interpretation of when s20 consultation is required for major works costing in excess of £250 for any single leaseholder. The Court’s decision has far reaching effects upon the way properties are to be managed and upon the consultation process to be followed. Leasehold Life is very pleased to publish a procedural practice guide by new guest contributor Nicholas A. Faulkner BSc (Hons) FRICS MIRPM, Head of New Developments at independent property advisory company Stiles Harold Williams.

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Leasehold Life is pleased to publish a new article from guest contributor James Cooke MA, Director of Your Home Property Manager, offering five different investment strategies for leaseholders looking to add value to their flat – without selling.

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Leasehold Life is  very pleased to publish the personal story of FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman, from how he became interested in leasehold issues to where he is now.

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