Landlord and Tenant – Residential

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In residential blocks of flats landlords and leaseholders can easily develop mutual mistrust through lack of communication and consultation over such matters as repairs, improvements and service charges.

A variety of laws have been enacted over the last two decades gradually increasing the rights of leaseholders in various ways.

• To obtain satisfactory management information about the use of service charges.

• To limit the amount of service charges.

• To appointment a manager where the landlord’s management of the building fails to meet objective standards.

• To buy the freehold of the block from the landlord where certain criteria are met.

How Can We Help?

John Kershaw has an experienced team of surveyors who can assist landlords or leaseholders in difficulty with the management of their buildings.

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