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Major Works Feature 2012 

Major Works Feature 2012 

Your essential guide to major works. Some of this features articles include:

  • Considering your major works project 
  • Major works restore block to art deco elegance 
  • Where next for Frognal Court?
Thursday, 22nd March 2012 Read more
 

Where next for frognal court?

Where next for frognal court?

If there was ever a sorry tale of how property can go bad when leaseholders and a freeholder fall apart, Frognal Court is it. For 40 years the buildings have gradually drifted into deterioration and no one has benefited.

Wednesday, 21st March 2012 Read more
 

Service Charge Recovery Has Never Been So Demanding

Service Charge Recovery Has Never Been So Demanding

Section 20b of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 provides that if any costs taken into account in calculating a service charge were incurred more than 18 months before the demand for payment is served; the lessee is not liable to pay those costs.

Wednesday, 21st March 2012 Read more
 

'69 Marina' : a clear message on costs recovery

A recent court of appeal case has brought a clear – and positive – impact on landlords’ ability to recover their legal costs when pursuing service charge debts.

Wednesday, 21st March 2012 Read more
 

£90,000 service charges reduced to £250 following leaseholders challenge

Flat owners at Emanuel House have won a major case against Westminister City Council. The situation arose after the original contract value for repair and improvement work at the block escalated from £2.2m to an estimated £3.6m.

Wednesday, 21st March 2012 Read more
 

Are your service charges too high?

Are your service charges too high?

David Goldberg looks at the ins and outs of service charges and how to keep costs down.

Tuesday, 17th January 2012 Read more
 

How To Account For Service Charges

The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 was expected to have a major impact on a number of areas of leasehold management.

Tuesday, 17th January 2012 Read more
 

How to discover what's behind your service charges

Christopher Last uncovers a legal technique for accessing wide-ranging information about service charges

Wednesday, 18th January 2012 Read more
 

Service Charge Protection dropped by Government

Grant Shapps, the Housing Minister, will not be introducing the long-awaited accounting regulations which would have afforded protection to flat owners service charge money.

Wednesday, 18th January 2012 Read more
 

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Events

Enfranchisement and Right To Manage Awards 2012 - Finalists Announced!

The Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2012 (the ERMAs) recognises the excellence and professionalism of all specialists working in this industry both at an individual and company level. Find out who has made the list of finalists.

Enfranchisement and Right To Manage Awards 2012

The Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2012 (the ERMAs) recognises the excellence and professionalism of all specialists working in this industry both at an individual and company level. Book your tickets for this years event here.

Engage Annual Conference

The Engage 5th Annual conference will take place at the BT Convention Centre, Kings Dock Liverpool Waterfront on 26th May 2012. A conference for all residents in the City Centre and Waterfront. 

 

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Insurance Feature 2012 -

 

Your essential guide to block insurance.  Some of this features articles include: 

 

  • Getting the best from your insurance broker 
  • How to deal with claims effectively 
  • 8 ways to spot under insurance in your blocks of flats 

Enfranchisement Feature 2012 - £0.00

 

Your essential guide to buying your freehold or extending your lease. Some of the articles in this feature include:

  • Alex Greenslade explains why now is the time to check the length of your lease 
  • Yashmin Mistry considers whether preliminary investigations are worthwhile in enfranchisement cases 
  • Should I be offered the right to buy the freehold of my building?

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