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We provide summaries and analysis of important landmark legal decisions from the LVT, First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and Higher Courts affecting the residential leasehold property sector. It is a valuable resource for anyone involved in this industry.
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Stanley-Smith and Others v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited

Lease Extension
Report of the lease extension case Stanley-Smith and Others v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited, case reference CHI/00MS/OLR/2008/0024, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 08/04/2009. The case of Stanley-Smith and Others v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited involved the purchase of a new lease of a residential apartment in Hampshire under section 48 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Stanley-Smith and Others v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited

Costs
Report of the lease extension case Stanley-Smith and Others v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited, case reference CHI/00MS/OLR/2008/0025, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 08/04/2009. The case of Stanley-Smith and Others v Sinclair Gardens Investments (Kensington) Limited involved the purchase of a new lease of a residential apartment in Hampshire under section 48 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

The Trustees of the Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation v Wychwood Freehold Ltd

Costs
Report of the case The Trustees of the Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation v Wychwood Freehold Ltd, case reference CHI/00HN/OC9/2008/0009, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 05/05/2009. The case of The Trustees of the Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation v Wychwood Freehold Ltd involved determination of costs incurred in relation to an application under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Floris Court Freehold Limited v Heritage Land PLC

Costs
Report of the case Floris Court Freehold Limited v Heritage Land PLC, case reference CHI/00HN/OCE/2008/0006, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 27/04/2009. The case of Floris Court Freehold Limited v Heritage Land PLC involved determination of costs incurred in relation to an application under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Van Essen v Davies

Costs
Report of the case Van Essen v Davies, case reference CHI/43UB/OLR/2008/0109, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 05/04/2009. The case of Van Essen v Davies involved determination of costs incurred in relation to an application under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Roper and Roper v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd.

Lease Extension
Report of the lease extension case Roper and Roper v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd., case reference CHI/23UC/OLR/2009/0015, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 09/06/2009. The case of Roper and Roper v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd. involved the purchase of a new lease of a residential apartment in Gloucestershire under section 48 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Bayes and Bayes v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd.

Lease Extension
Report of the lease extension case Bayes and Bayes v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd., case reference CHI/23UC/OLR/2009/0013, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 09/06/2009. The case of Bayes and Bayes v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd. involved the purchase of a new lease of a residential apartment in Gloucestershire under section 48 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Nightingale Asset Management Limited v Oversby

Lease Extension
Report of the lease extension case Nightingale Asset Management Limited v Oversby, case reference CHI/43UD/OLR/2008/0112, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 23/03/2009. The case of Nightingale Asset Management Limited v Oversby involved the purchase of a new lease of a residential apartment in Surrey under section 48 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Knight v Meyrick

Costs
Report of the case Knight v Meyrick, case reference CHI/00HN/OC9/2009/0001, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 03/06/2009. The case of Knight v Meyrick involved determination of costs incurred in relation to an application under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Jones and Webb v Edwards

Enfranchisement
Report of the enfranchisement case Jones and Webb v Edwards, case reference CHI/21UD/OCE/2009/0003, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 25/04/2009. The case of Jones and Webb v Edwards involved the purchase of the freehold interest in a residential apartment in London under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Norris and Norris v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd.

Lease Extension
Report of the lease extension case Norris and Norris v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd., case reference CHI/23UC/OLR/2009/0012, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 09/06/2009. The case of Norris and Norris v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd. involved the purchase of a new lease of a residential apartment in Gloucestershire under section 48 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Hall v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd.

Lease Extension
Report of the lease extension case Hall v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd., case reference CHI/23UC/OLR/2009/0014, decided in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal on 09/06/2009. The case of Hall v Warneford Properties Ltd and Emmaland Properties Ltd. involved the purchase of a new lease of a residential apartment in Gloucestershire under section 48 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

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Jonathan Upton
Managing Editor
Barrister, Serle Court
Justin Bates KC
Associate Editor
Barrister, Landmark Chambers

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