Earl Cadogan and other v Pitts and another; Earl Cadogan and another v Sportelli and another [2008] UKHL 71
Enfranchisement is the process whereby leaseholders can force their freeholder to sell them the freehold of the property. The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 provided for the enfranchisement of leasehold houses whilst those who live in flats can utilise the collective enfranchisement procedure in the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Alternatively, a leaseholder can seek to force the freeholder to grant an extension to his existing lease, again under the 1993 Act.
The price to be paid for the purchase of the freehold / new lease is calculated … Read the full post
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