Leasehold Enfranchisement

“With a sound understanding of the objectives of leaseholders and landlords, PSW’s specialist enfranchisement team provide hands-on, practical advice to get the deal done with the minimum of fuss”

Our property enfranchisement team has a proven track record of successful negotiations in all leasehold enfranchisement matters. We offer a fully comprehensive service to individuals, informal groups, resident associations and landlords to guide and manage the required processes.

PSW’s team takes a pragmatic approach, steering individuals and groups through a path which is clearly mapped out for them. Our team is happy to spend time giving formal or informal presentations to groups or residents’ associations who are interested but uncertain as to the pros and the cons of moving forward with lease extensions or collective enfranchisement.

Our strengths:

  • Collective rights for lessees to manage their blocks
  • Lease extensions
  • Lease renewals
  • Buying freeholds
  • Informal (or formal) presentations to groups or resident associations on the processes, the pitfalls and potential benefits of enfranchisement
  • A strong network of property specialists within the enfranchisement field

Our enfranchisement team includes property litigation specialists who can offer advice to avoid costly mistakes and potential future litigation. They will also assist where litigation is the only recourse.

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Where a residential tenant of leasehold property is seeking to obtain either a lease extension or seeking to acquire the freehold interest in the property (be it the entire freehold interest if the property is a house or a share in the freehold interest if...
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Until the passing of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 tenants of long leasehold flats had little opportunity to wrest control over the day to day management of their flats and block except where they could prove that their landlord was not managing them properly. Now a right exists enabling tenants to club together and obtain the right to manage through the right to manage or RTM limited company of which they are each the members.