Legal Services

1. Recovery of service charge debts via
   • County Court litigation
   • Leasehold Valuation Tribunal where "reasonableness" needs to be proved
   • Charging orders


2. Legal drafting to
   • grant statutory 90 year lease extensions and 999 year leases
   • vary defective service charge clauses & enable advance collection
   • vary defective insurance clauses
   • form freehold purchase participation agreements
   • execute licence to assign
   • prepare lessees and sub-tenants deed of covenant
   • deal with sub-letting consent


3. Court & Tribunal presentation
   • Service charge arrears & recoverability
   • Big Works the need & a determination that costs are reasonable
   • Breach of Lease: Alterations, Nuisance….
   • Absentee Freeholders
   • Lease Extension & Freehold Purchase Premiums
   • Court Appointed Manager appointments


4. Supporting those with Absentee Freeholders
   • County Court applications to seek a "vesting order" to enable a lease extension or freehold purchase to continue even if the Freeholder cannot be found.
   • b) Leasehold Valuation Tribunal applications to get a "reasonable" premium determined to extend a lease or buy the freehold.


5. Residential Conveyancing
   • Leaseholders pre-sale enquiries
   • To buy the freehold of your block of flats


6. 6. Service of Notices
   • Section 42 Notice to claim a 90 year lease extension
   • Section 45 Freeholder's Counter Notice where lease extension is sought
   • Section 13 Notice to enfranchise and buy the freehold of your block
   • Section 21 Freeholder's Counter Notice where freehold purchase is sought
   • Section 20 Notice to consult over big works
   • Section 20 Notice to consult over qualifying long term agreements
   • Leasehold Valuation Tribunal applications to dispense with the requirements to serve a Section 20 consultation notice
   • Section 79 Notice to claim your right to manage
   • Section 38 Notice for disrepair to leasehold property
   • Section 146 Notice seeking forfeiture for breach of covenant


7. 7. Company Secretarial functions
   • Formation of Right to Manage companies (RTM Companies)
   • Formation of Right to Enfranchise companies (RTE Companies)
   • Fulfillment of the Company Secretarial role
   • Preparation of resolutions, meeting notice and re-structuring a company to buy the freehold or sell freehold shares to non freehold shareholders
   • Assistance with company de-regulation
   • Clients get an online company secretarial toolbox, AND 84 FREE pre-drafted downloadable resolutions

Jason Karim – Team Leader Small Blocks Unit With an MBA and operations background, Jason turned to property management in 2005 and became IRPM qualified shortly after. Jason leads the Ringley Group's Small Blocks Team which encompasses Ringley's BlockCare 100, 200 & 300 products and makes sure that the things that need to happen, DO! Email Jason Tel: 0207 428 1989

MaryAnne Bowring - Group Managing Director At Ringley I am responsible for inter-team technical issues. Being a qualified Engineer, Chartered Surveyor and governor of the Institute of Residential Property Management helps! I spend most of my time in the Estates Division where we seek to break the mould, create Client:Agent partnerships that make a difference. We also offer a money back guarantee so you know we mean it! Email Maryanne Tel: 0207 428 1976