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It is common for development leases to be granted in respect of elements of a block of flats such as the roof with its airspace. There are a number of issues that arise around this. Developers acquiring such interests will want to know they can undertake the development. Flat owners…

The Government announced way back in 2016, that it intended to legislate to ban the practice of charging fees to tenants when they apply to rent a property. Whatever you think of the proposed ban (and actually we believe tenants should be asked to pay their fair share of tenancy…

Leasehold enfranchisement — Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 – Collective enfranchisement — Common parts — Whether initial notice ceasing to have effect on nominee purchaser exchanging contracts to acquire some but not all interests — Whether nominee purchaser entitled to acquire leases of air space, boiler room…

Simon had dealt with numerous cases on mixed use properties both as relates to valuation and the legal definition. He has also given evidence at the County Court on the “house point”. Valuing a mixed use property is more complex than a traditional freehold purchase and requires both commercial and…

Rotrust Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd (2018) EWCA Civ 765 This is an interesting case from the Court of Appeal.  In short, where a property has commercial use, the leaseholders can apply for planning permission to change the commercial into residential and therefore reduce the commercial floor area to less…

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Radipole Road – Collective Enfranchisement Claim We were instructed by the Freeholder to act in regard to a collective enfranchisement claim on a block in Fulham. The flats are high value and there was a considerable development claim to be made to the roof and basement. We co-ordinated the Architects…