Block Management Legal Services

 

Our specialist team are able to support Building Owners, Management Companies and Tenants looking to exercise Right to Manage options on their building.

Our Block Management Support

Our Block Management specialist team are one of very few in the region with experience and expertise operating within this niche area of law, which makes us a popular choice for block managers, management companies and tenant groups across England and Wales when seeking legal support. 

The most common matters we support with include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

– Leasehold Enfranchisement: Acquiring the freehold of a property

– Collective Enfranchisement: Acquiring the freehold of flats/apartments

– Applications relations to the Right To Manage, Collective Enfranchisement and the Appointment of a Manager

– Service charge disputes and demands

– Forfeiture applications for long leases

– Applications for Relief from Forfeiture 

Amandeep Uppal

Amandeep Uppal

Director and Solicitor - Head of Block Management

Amandeep is a Director & Solicitor in the Dispute Resolution Team based at our Waterfront offices, and specialises in Property Litigation

With more than 18 years litigation experience in commercial dispute resolution and civil litigation, Amandeep’s areas of expertise include adverse possession, boundary disputes, proprietary estoppel/constructive claims, landlord and tenant disputes and contentious probate disputes.   She focuses on providing clear pragmatic advice to meet her clients’ needs.

Amandeep also has experience in advising leaseholders on their options relating to leasehold enfranchisement, applications relating to right to manage, service charges disputes, possession proceedings and lease disputes.

Blog: Can leaseholders take control of their block?

Leaseholders often feel that the management of their block is out of their control as it is managed by a third-party who has no real connection with the building, other than to collect payments from the leasehold owners.  Leaseholders also have no say in the finances of the block and find that their service charge demands are increasing.    

As a Leaseholder you do have options if you and your fellow leaseholders wish to take control of the management of your block.

As the owner of a leasehold flat, you have two basic rights to allow you and the leaseholders to take control of your block of flats:

  1. Collective Enfranchisement- Where you and your fellow leaseholders force your freeholder to sell the freehold via a process known as Collective Enfranchisement.  This is where a group of leaseholders acquire the freehold of their building under the provisions laid down in…

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