Why conditions may be perfect for haggling with your freeholder

• While property prices head swiftly south, one silver-lined cloud has formed for anyone with a short lease - the cost of extending it is also falling.
• Article including Philip Rowland published in The Observer on Sunday 1 March 2009
• Read this article online at The Guardian website

Sportelli - Mixed News for Landlords and Tenants of Residential Blocks

On Wednesday 10 December 2008, the House of Lords handed down their long-awaited judgment on the appeal case known as Sportelli. The case considered a number of important elements in the calculation of the sums payable by a group of tenants exercising their rights to buy the freehold, or by a tenant looking to extend his or her lease. Read more ...

• December 2008

Adding Value to Your Flat in a Falling Market

Now could be the perfect time for flat owners to increase the length of their lease which can make their property more saleable. In a market where selling property is difficult, it makes sense for flat owners to protect their investment by using their statutory right to extend a lease. This right applies not only to resident flat owners, but also non-resident, buy-to-let investors who have owned their flat for a minimum of two years. Read more ...

• December 2008