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.
   • 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. 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. 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

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