News Updates https://freelee.co.uk/news.php Following the tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire 14th of June 2017, there has been a focus on removing combustible cladding from the external walls of high-rise buildings. RICS launched the External Wall System (EWS) assessment process in December 2019. It required a competent professional to check ... http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=avoiding-landlord-liability-the-building-safety-act-2022-mon-27-feb-2023-101309 http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=avoiding-landlord-liability-the-building-safety-act-2022-mon-27-feb-2023-101309 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:13:09 +0100 On 9 January 2020, the Law Commission published their review on the options for reforming leasehold valuation: Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease – Report on options to reduce the price payable. A final report on reforming all aspects of leasehold enfranchiseme... http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=leasehold-reforms-how-it-started-how-its-going-wed-14-jul-2021-092927 http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=leasehold-reforms-how-it-started-how-its-going-wed-14-jul-2021-092927 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:29:27 +0200 The First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) determination in the case of St Emmanuel House (Freehold) Limited and others v Berkeley Seventy-Six Limited CHI/21UC/OCE/2017/0025, 26 and 29 (the "All Saints" case) has had a significant impact on the approaches being taken on ground-rent capitalisation ra... http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=all-saints-case-not-a-saintly-influence-for-leaseholders-fri-26-jul-2019-010245 http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=all-saints-case-not-a-saintly-influence-for-leaseholders-fri-26-jul-2019-010245 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:02:45 +0200 27 September 2018 saw yet another Upper Tribunal determination on the methodology for valuing lease extensions and freeholds. As with previous judgements, the principal effect of Reiss v Ironhawk Ltd [2018] UKUT 311 (LC) will be to increase the premiums payable by leaseholders. Here we discuss wh... http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=ironhawk-piles-more-pain-on-leaseholders-wed-02-jan-2019-015252 http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=ironhawk-piles-more-pain-on-leaseholders-wed-02-jan-2019-015252 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 01:52:52 +0100 The Law Commission's consultation paper on leasehold reform is now public. Here are some of our selective, immediate takes from the report General recommendations: A universal right to a lease extension (which can be exercised an unlimited number of times) should be offered whether the leaseho... http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=leasehold-enfranchisement-consultation-published-thu-20-sep-2018-103544 http://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=leasehold-enfranchisement-consultation-published-thu-20-sep-2018-103544 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:35:44 +0200