Questions tagged [leasehold]

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Does consideration in the form of ground rent for a leasehold have a different effect than the lease’s purchase price?

The leasehold reform (ground rent) act 2022 limits ground rents to a symbolic annual (literal) peppercorn. However it doesn’t seem to require, but merely allow, the charging of such a ground rent. Indeed most long leaseholds are purchased for far…
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Rekindling the right of forfeiture in respect of old outstannding debts for unpaid service charges after waiver for the same

Alice bought a lease on a residential property but fell behind on her service charges. She is threatened with forfeiture, her landlord already having obtained a CCJ in default in respect of the unpaid service charges. She then makes a payment that…
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