Leasehold Enfranchisement

Expert leasehold enfranchisement solicitors

Leasehold enfranchisement covers a collection of rights available to tenants of leasehold properties including flats, apartments and houses. Our leasehold enfranchisement services include:

• Lease extensions – We advise tenants on making statutory lease extension claims under the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. We also act for landlords with lease extensions claims against them. Use our lease extension calculator to get an estimate of how much it could cost.

• Freehold purchase – We act for tenants who qualify under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 in which tenants have the right to purchase the freehold so that they own the property outright.

• Collective enfranchisement – We advise groups of tenants that wish to join together to buy the freehold of their property. Collective enfranchisement was set out in the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993
• Right of first refusal – Where a landlord proposes to sell part or all of a property that contains individual flats, we advise tenants on their right to first refusal (RFR). RFR is provided by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

• Right to manage – The right to manage (RTM) gives tenants more control over the maintenance and repairs of their property without the need to pay a premium to the landlord. RTM was introduced through the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.