Subjects:

Landlord and Tenant Law

Contents:

Part I - Introduction: 1

A brief history

2. The rights

Part II - Collective rights

3. Overview

4. Collective enfranchisement

5. Right to manage

Part III - Individual rights

6. Right to a new lease (flats)

7. Acquiring the freehold (house)

8. Right to a new lease (house)

Part IV - Miscellaneous

9. Time limits - useful charts

10. The LVT

11. Valuations,instructing valuers and understanding valuation reports

12. Companies, corporate formalities and taxation issues

13. Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and other relevant rights

Appendices (CD-ROM)

The rights of long leaseholders to acquire the freehold of their property, to extend the term of their lease, and to exercise their right to manage a property is enshrined in various Acts of Parliament. This book is designed to help solicitors to guide their clients through the complicated qualification requirements, serving of notices, and organisation of collective enfranchisement and right to manage claims as well as for the individual rights to extend a lease of a house or flat and obtain the freehold of a house.

It will identify associated legal considerations and explain the significant role played by other professionals, including surveyors, accountants and managing agents. The concise and clear book: provides summaries outlining the key points covered in each chapter; identifies common errors and misconceptions; offers checklists and charts; and, includes a CD-ROM giving quick and flexible access to forms, precedents and extracts from legislation.