Leasehold Conveyancing

Just because you don't have an absolute right to extend your lease, you can always try to extend you lease via negotiation. Fridays can handle your negotiation and other lease extension duties for you.

If you are a leaseholder you have a right to extend your lease, however if you don't the property will revert to the freeholder once your lease expires. Your options are:Get a lease extensionThe first step here is to get an estimate using a Lease Extension calculator using this you will have an...

Conservation and Conveyancing in London There are numerous and varied designated conservation areas within London which vary significantly in character, style and size.  Thousands of Conservation areas are dotted all around the London area . Check with your Solicitor as to whether or not the...

The government's decision not to go ahead with the service charge accounting regulations under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 will come as a bitter blow to many leasehold owners. The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 originally provided that lessees' money was to be held in...

Many lessees mistakenly believe that their Freeholder/Landlord or Managing Agents have a simple solution for noise nuisance in blocks of flats. The leasehold conveyancing team at Fridaysmove find that most leases will contain covenants stating that leaseholders shall not cause nuisance and...

Many leaseholders fail to realise that you may need to obtain permission from your landlord first before you can sublet ( you may also need the permission of your lender if you not have a buy-to-let mortgage ). Whether you do or do not, provide your landlord with your or your lettingsagent’s...

As the Conservative manifesto was silent on the leasehold issue, leasehold conveyancing lawyers do not expect any immediate legislation concerning lease extensions or enfranchisement generally . In the lead-up to the election, Housing Minister Grant Shapps made no mention of leasehold reform (not...

Is the property that you want to buy leasehold or freehold?  A property that is freehold is owned outright by the owner. On the other hand the owner of a leasehold property owns the lease but only for the unexpired remainder of the term granted by the lease and at the end of this period the...

A Leasehold Property arises when a Lease is created from a Freehold title. It is a long tenancy, usually between a term of 99 and 999 years.  A Lease is a complex document, and should be looked at carefully during conveyancing when purchasing a leasehold property, in order to ensure that all...

First things first, what is “post-leasehold conveyancing work”?  Once a buyer has completed the conveyancing of a leasehold property, there is still a number of instances (as compared to freehold conveyancing) where the leaseholder may well call upon our expertise following...