Leasehold Advice

Houses (Buy Your Freehold)

Orme Associates can purchase the freehold of your house compulsorily from your landlord using the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 providing (i) the property can be reasonably called a house (a house divided into flats, or a shop with a flat above will qualify) and (ii) where you have owned the property for two years (or are about the buy the property from someone who has). Almost invariably the price paid for the freehold will be surpassed by the rise in value of the property following enfranchisement. We can provide a free estimated valuation and deal with any queries. Read More

Flats (Extend Your Lease) 

Orme Associates can extend the lease of your flat by an additional term of 90 years under the Leasehold Reform Act 1993. In most cases the price paid for an extended lease will be surpassed by the rise in value of the property following enfranchisement. Read More

Blocks of Flats (Collective Enfranchisement)

Orme Associates can advise on and effect the purchase of the freehold of your block of flats from your Landlord under the Leasehold Reform Act 1993 where more than 50% of flats join the process, at a price determined by statutory valuation formulae aimed at balancing rights between landlord and tenant. Read More

Blocks of Flats (Right to Manage)  

Orme Associates can advise on the Right to Manage your block, possible via the Commonhold Act 2002 where more than 66% of flats are held on leases granted for more than 21 years and 50% of tenants join the process. Read More

Service Charges

Orme Associates can represent tenants who feel they’re being overcharged by Landlords for service charges. There are numerous statutory, contractual and common law rights a tenant has where service charges are inaccurate as well as recourse to a Property Tribunal.  Read More

 

Recent Cases – Tenant represented by Orme Associates

Re: 3 Ferndale, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 4GP (Price) (UT)

Re: 3 Ferndale, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 4GP (Price) (FTT)

1 Millwood Drive, Hartford, Cheshire, CW8 2Zj (Price) (FTT)

6 Stapeley Gardens, Liverpool, L26 9YG (Price) (FTT)

56 Gubyon Avenue, London, SE24 0DX (three flats) (Price) (FTT)

2-48 Howton Place, Bushey Heath, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1HX (24 flats) (FTT)

50-72 Howton Place, Bushey Heath, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1HX (24 flats) (FTT)

Moorfields, 15 Central Avenue, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DH (Missing Landlord) (FTT)

23 Stanley Road, Hoylake, Wirral, Ch47 1HN (Covenants) (FTT)

20-22 Larkhill Place, Liverpool, L13 9BS (Price) (UT)

20-22 Larkhill Place, Liverpool, L13 9BS (Price) (UT Permission to Appeal)

20-22 Larkhill Place, Liverpool, L13 9BS (Price) (FTT – Refusal to Appeal)

20-22 Larkhill Place, Liverpool, L13 9BS (Price) – (FTT – Decision)

Re: West Farm, 261 Greenhill Road, Allerton, Liverpool, L18 9SU (Price) – (UT)

Masons Building, 28 Exchange Street East, Liverpool, L2 3PH – (RTM) (FTT)

27 Hawarden Avenue, Liverpool, L17 2AJ – Costs (FTT)

33 Lucan Road, Liverpool, L17 0BR – Price (FTT)

70 Rodney Street, Liverpool, L1 9AF – Application to appeal (FTT)

70 Rodney Street, Liverpool, L1 9AF – Price (FTT)

55 Rodney Street, Liverpool, L1 9ER – Price (UT)

55 Rodney Street, Liverpool, L9ER – Price (FTT)

15 Shackleton Avenue, Sutton Leach, Widnes, WA8 9NG – Application for Wasted Costs (FTT)

37 Huskisson Street, Liverpool, L8 7LW – Landlord Valuer Costs (FTT)

16 Darlington Court, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7ST – Reasonableness of Service Charge (FTT)

18 Thornley Rise, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5JX – Price & Costs (FTT)

41 Trafalgar Road, Southport, PR8 2HF – Price & Costs (FTT)

409 Whalebone Lane North, Chadwick Heath, Romford, RM6 6RH – Costs (3 flats) (FTT)

Masons Building, 28 Exchange Street East, Liverpool, L2 3PH – Appointment of a manager (FTT)