Lease Extension - Tricky Areas & Solutions with Sarah Thompson-Copsey

Introduction

‘Extending’ a flat lease under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 is a valuable right given to a flat owner, but exercising that right can cause headaches for those advising both flat owner and landlord. This webinar explores a number of the trickier areas, their avoidance and resolution.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Can lease terms be improved? The importance of Park v Morgan; Burchell v Raj
• Why not all flats are flats and the problem with shared ownership leases: Aldford House; Q Studios
• Costs: Gray’s Inn v Jolleys; Plintal
• Changes to the process: is it worth waiting for them to be implemented?