Enfranchisement
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Our team is a market leader and deals with a substantial number of enfranchisement claims per year. We act for some of London’s largest urban estates and have been involved in some of the leading cases in this field.
Our overall experience enables us to advise both landlords and tenants as to their own enfranchisement rights. We will take you through the process required from beginning to end.
A key aspect of an enfranchisement claim is the value payable by a tenant to a landlord for a lease extension or acquisition of the freehold and we are experienced in liaising closely with whichever valuers are instructed to deal with that element of a claim.
An enfranchisement claim will often be a necessity and our focus is on ensuring that the process involved enhances and protects the value of what in many cases is a primary asset.
Leasehold Reform Insights & Updates
Our team of enfranchisement law experts regularly shine a spotlight on the new legal developments and updates surrounding the leasehold enfranchisement reform. Find out more.
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The Renters’ Rights Bill 2024, which is likely to gain Royal Assent by September 2025 for implementation by early 2026, will have a significant impact on the current assured shorthold tenancy regime for both landlords and tenants.
There will be a transitional period to allow landlords and tenants to familiarise themselves with the new legal framework, however once in effect, the changes will apply retrospectively, governing both existing assured shorthold tenancies and new tenancies.
Landlords and tenants under an assured shorthold tenancy should be mindful of key changes, taking steps in the immediate months to review the terms and current tenancy agreements likely to continue under the new tenancy regime.
Colin Young and Kellie Jones, Litigation Partners, and Kate Symons, Residential Property Senior Associate, outline key changes to the Bill in their article
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