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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2012, 06:29:18 AM »
This week? It's Friday evening. Do you mean next week  whistle:

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« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2012, 06:58:49 AM »
No, I beg to differ. He said "this week", this week. So it must be this week. If this week he meant next week, he should have said "next week", this week  whistle:
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #32 on: September 08, 2012, 07:01:27 AM »
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« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2012, 10:13:11 AM »
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #34 on: September 09, 2012, 10:32:44 AM »
Doesn't matter who has sold the leasehold or how much they got for it the new owner has to honour the existing lease agreements or buy you all out. Alternatively leaseholders can apply to the courts and obtain an order enabling them to purchase the leasehold themselves. It really isn't difficult.

All the info you need is here:
http://www.lease-advice.org/

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The Leasehold Advisory Service is a Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) funded by Government to provide free advice on the law affecting residential leasehold property in England and Wales.

Whether you are a leaseholder, a freeholder or a property professional, The Leasehold Advisory Service is here to help. We advise on issues including service charges, extending your lease, buying the freehold, right to manage and applying to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT).
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #35 on: September 09, 2012, 10:35:59 AM »
Doesn't matter who has sold the leasehold or how much they got for it the new owner has to honour the existing lease agreements or buy you all out. Alternatively leaseholders can apply to the courts and obtain an order enabling them to purchase the leasehold themselves. It really isn't difficult.

All the info you need is here:
http://www.lease-advice.org/

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The Leasehold Advisory Service is a Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) funded by Government to provide free advice on the law affecting residential leasehold property in England and Wales.

Whether you are a leaseholder, a freeholder or a property professional, The Leasehold Advisory Service is here to help. We advise on issues including service charges, extending your lease, buying the freehold, right to manage and applying to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT).

This is Nick we are talking about. Surely you don't expect a straightforward or rational course of action.  noooo:
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #36 on: September 09, 2012, 10:44:22 AM »
Doesn't matter who has sold the leasehold or how much they got for it the new owner has to honour the existing lease agreements or buy you all out. Alternatively leaseholders can apply to the courts and obtain an order enabling them to purchase the leasehold themselves. It really isn't difficult.

All the info you need is here:
http://www.lease-advice.org/

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The Leasehold Advisory Service is a Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) funded by Government to provide free advice on the law affecting residential leasehold property in England and Wales.

Whether you are a leaseholder, a freeholder or a property professional, The Leasehold Advisory Service is here to help. We advise on issues including service charges, extending your lease, buying the freehold, right to manage and applying to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT).

This is Nick we are talking about. Surely you don't expect a straightforward or rational course of action.  noooo:

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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #37 on: September 09, 2012, 05:58:28 PM »
I have spoken to LEASE twice about this and they are very helpful. This has got a tad more complicated and we need a solicitor's letter
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #38 on: September 12, 2012, 07:59:36 PM »
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« Reply #39 on: September 20, 2012, 10:18:13 AM »
Off to see solicitor this afternoon  scared2:
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« Reply #40 on: September 20, 2012, 04:29:06 PM »
WHen a solicitor says something is "complicated" I hear the word "expensive"  scared2:
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #41 on: September 20, 2012, 04:38:08 PM »
WHen a solicitor says something is "complicated" I hear the word "expensive"  scared2:

Indeed ~ "Complicated" actually translates into "I haven't a clue but I will ask a colleague so you'll be paying for two of us to work on the matter".


However if there really is a "complication with the lease" then you will at least be able to sue the solicitor who handled the conveyancing as they should have picked up any and all possible problems  :thumbsup:
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #42 on: September 20, 2012, 04:40:25 PM »
This was discussed  eveilgrin:  We may also be able to sue the freeholder who, we learn, is preparing to flee the country  eeek:
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #43 on: September 20, 2012, 04:50:20 PM »
What a coincidence. I used the word complicated in response to a brief this very afternoon   whistle:
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Re: Leasehold woes
« Reply #44 on: September 20, 2012, 05:13:41 PM »
This was discussed  eveilgrin:  We may also be able to sue the freeholder who, we learn, is preparing to flee the country  eeek:

Solicitor ought to be quick enough to get the freeholder's assets frozen.

But in any event although it may be complicated the new freeholder is lumbered with a bunch of angry sitting leaseholders so not such an investment really.
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