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The Top Four Fears of Leaseholders

A recent survey carried out by online property solution provider, www.leaseholderSupport.co.uk has revealed what flat owners fear the most. The top four fears are; illegal alterations by neighbours, having no reserve fund for big repair bills, neighbours avoiding pay...

Read    16/07/2018

Extend your lease

With leases continuing to get shorter, for example some areas of London leases of 40-60 years are common, leaseholders should also know their legal right to extend their lease. Since 1993 when the right to extend your lease was passed, legislation has been changing t...

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Know your leasehold rights

Understanding leaseholds can be confusing. Many flat owners are unsure of their legal rights, in particular the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act (2002) which provides owners of leasehold properties with the right to manage their own property. Mary-Anne Bowring, cr...

Read    23/10/2012

Flat owners get free management tools

One-Stop-Shop of Resourceswww.leaseholdersupport.co.uk is promoting a range of free management tools to help flat owners through basic processes such as Leasehold Extension and how to claim the Right to Manage. This one-stop-shop of resources written by surveyors and...

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Has the market turned on extending your lease?

The deferment rate is one of the most sensitive parts of the valuation as it is the investment multiplier applied to the assumed freehold vacant possession value of the flat at the end of the lease. Mary-Anne Bowring, creator of www.leaseholdersupport.co.uk explains:...

Read    16/07/2018

Get rid of your freeholder and choose a managing agent or should we self-manage?

Get rid of your freeholder and choose a managing agent or should we self-manage? Mary-Anne Bowring, creator of www.leaseholdersupport.co.uk evaluates the risks and benefits attached to choosing a managing agent or self managing a property. Hopefully if you are s...

Read    16/07/2018

Ask the experts (Property Square)

Question: My block of flats has recently acquired the freehold and we have opted to self manage. We are having difficulty with a resident who has defaulted service charge payments. At the last block residents meeting, it was suggested we take legal action, would this...

Read    23/10/2012

Get rid of your Freeholder - It's all in the management

Mary-Anne Bowring, creator of www.leaseholdersupport.co.uk explains how to get your properties management company to change the managing agent. Last time we talked about claiming your right to manage, this being the way to oust the Freeholders current managing agent....

Read    16/07/2018

Holding Firm Mary-Anne Bowring unravels the jargon behind buying a leasehold property

Around two million people in UK don't actually own their property. Instead, they have bought the right occupy their homes as lessees. If you're looking to move into a flat or property in the heart of a city, it's a near certainty that you'll be a tenant, so it's a wi...

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Ask the experts

Your questions answered by our local property experts Q I'm thinking about selling my property, should I have an open house? A The answer will depend on a number of factors. An open house will work better for houses than for flats, unless they have their own street e...

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