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Welcome to Leasehold Life...

the award-winning independent leasehold and private renting information site. Founded by an IRPM-accredited and independent Residential Property Manager, Leasehold Life also features regular contributions from top industry professionals.

Shamin Kashem of HPLP Solicitors: How To Buy The Freehold When The Landlord Is Resident

The following article from guest contributor Shamin Kashem, Solicitor at the award winning Housing and Property Law Partnership, highlights some of the more common situations that leaseholders might find themselves in when they want to buy the freehold but the freeholder owns and lives in one of the other flats in the block. Can they still buy it and if so, what becomes of the freeholder’s flat and the freeholder?

Laura Severn: Demands for Service Charge Payments: It's all in the Detail!

Leasehold Life is very pleased to welcome new guest contributor Laura Severn, Legal Executive and Operations Director at award-winning Brady Solicitors. Here, Laura takes a look at the importance of managing agents and landlords ensuring that not only is the correct form of the Summary to accompany service charge demands sent, but that any subsequent legislative changes are also accurately reflected.

Mark Chick of Bishop & Sewell LLP: Serving Notice Of Enfranchisement Under The 1993 Act

Leasehold Life is very pleased to have been given the opportunity to reproduce part of the "Take No Notice" talk given by Mark Chick of Bishop and Sewell with Andrew Pridell of APA Associates at the ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners) Autumn Conference on 18th October 20011.

Whilst this was a talk aimed at professionals (a full set of notes appears at www.leaseholdreformnews.com), serving notice under the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Develoment Act 1993 is not as easy it seems.

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While this website is constantly checked and updated for accuracy, the information and articles provided by Leasehold Life and it's guest contributors are not to be construed as legal advice.