Tag Archives: Collective Enfranchisement

Equal rights for married and unmarried couples – myth or maxim?

By Tim Bishop | Published: August 3, 2011

An estimated two million couples in the UK cohabit yet very little protection exists however long they have been together, but the misconception that unmarried couples have the same rights still appears to be commonplace.  In 2007 the Law Commission called for new legal rights for people living together in long-term relationships, but the government [...]

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New Extending A Lease microsite

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 25, 2011

Extending a lease is the title of the latest of our specialist microsites. Extending your leasehold [or lease extension or individual enfranchisement as it is also known] refers to the ability of most tenants [provided they own the lease on the flat and provided further that the original lease was for at least 21 years] [...]

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Enfranchisement -Go it alone or buy in bulk

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 12, 2011

In order to gain individual freehold enfranchisement, many leasehold flat owners buy a lease extension for their flats. Some of these leasehold flat owners look into buying the freehold with other flat owners in the block. Below are the differences between an individual claim and a collective claim.  Individual Claim – Lease Extension  A leasehold [...]

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Do you need to meet your solicitor?

By Tim Bishop | Published: April 24, 2011

Traditionally, of course, that is exactly what you did. You had a local Solicitor, practising from the town you live in, and you went to see him — probably as your parents are done (and if we talking about farmers — probably as your grandparents did as they seem to be a remarkably conservative group [...]

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Lease extension, enfranchisement or right to manage – what’s right for us?

By Tim Bishop | Published: April 3, 2011

Both collective enfranchisement and lease extension can significantly increase the value of your flat. And in addition, exercising your right to manage will also give you more control over the management of your block and will usually  reduce the cost of block maintenance – if you negotiate with the right management company or get the work done [...]

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What is an enfranchisement notice?

By Tim Bishop | Published: March 20, 2011

The lease enfranchisement notice [which is often referred to as a section 13 notice or initial notice] is a document which is served by the leaseholders owners on their landlord – the document informs the landlord that tenant are planning to jointly conduct a collective enfranchisement -or freehold purchase as it is often known. In particular the [...]

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Buying freehold property – 2 options

By Tim Bishop | Published: February 4, 2011

Buying freehold property refers to two quite distinct types of property purchase. The most common is house purchase – apart from some ludicrously expensive houses in central London, and a few oddities, almost all houses are owned on a freehold basis. The other type of freehold purchase is however quite different – this refers to [...]

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