Leasehold Enfranchisement and the Right to Manage

Christopher Sykes is a solicitor, partner and co-founder of Sykes Anderson. He specialises in UK commercial and high value residential property, leasehold enfranchisement and commercial contracts. He is author of Leasehold Enfranchisement and the Right to Manage (Law Society, 2007). He is also a member of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP).

Part I - Introduction: 1. A brief history; 2. The rights; Part II - Collective rights: 3. Managing the collective process; 4. Collective enfranchisement; 5. Right to manage; Part III - Individual rights: 6. Right to extend the lease of a flat; 7. Right of a tenant to acquire the freehold of their house; 8. Right to a new lease of a house; Part IV - Miscellaneous: 9. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal ("LVT"); 10. The valuer and valuation issues; 11. Companies, corporate formalities; 12. The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 and other relevant rights; 13. Service of notices Appendix A. Precedents; Appendix B. Flowcharts and checklists; Appendix C. Addresses.