EnfranchisementENG
A useful practical publication covering the complexities of lease enfranchisement, whether acting for the tenant or the freeholder.
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Overview
This useful publication enables practitioners to guide freeholder and tenant clients through collective enfranchisement, the tenant’s right of first refusal, right to manage and the enfranchisement of a leasehold house.
The commentary discusses important issues in these areas including qualifying criteria, participation agreements, valuations, costs, timetables, contractor notification, Bona Vacantia, County Court and First-tier Tribunal applications, conveyancing processes, withdrawal and termination.
Some of the many useful precedents available in this publication include:
- To Do lists with timetables
- Enclosures for clients explaining the process
- All the statutory forms and notices
- Tenants Participation Agreement
- Articles of Association for a Right to Manage Company
- Statutory Declarations of occupation
- Deed of Surrender of Lease
Ready To Use Resources
Choose from ready-to-use legal documents within this Publication.
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ALERT - 1. Lessees no longer need to have owned properties for 2 years before starting enfranchisement processes.2. From 3 March 2025, the non-residential limit on right to manage claims rises from 25% to 50%. See Collective rights – Right to manage.“1. Lessees no longer need to have owned properties for 2 years before starting enfranchisement processes.2. From 3 March 2025, the non-residential limit on right to manage claims rises from 25% to 50%. See Collective rights – Right to manage. ”This excerpt is a preview of the full publication. You can Subscribe Now and gain immediate access to the complete publication.
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Reference materials- Overview“Leasehold enfranchisement entitles a tenant to obtain a greater legal interest in the building in which they already own a flat. This can be done by:”
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- Summary of the process“The usual steps in acting on a freehold enfranchisement are:”
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- Acting for the tenant
- Acting for the freeholder
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