Leasehold Management
We are specialists in providing leasehold advice and assistance to the social housing sector.
More about Leasehold
The laws around management of residential and commercial leases are often complex and technical. Our team of expert solicitors are always on hand to guide you through your legal obligations and make your task as straightforward as possible.
Our large team of property litigation solicitors cover all aspects of residential and commercial lease disputes including service charge statutory consultations (section 20), rent and service charge debt recovery, forfeiture, shared ownership rent possession, rent reviews, right to manage, leasehold schemes for the elderly, Right to Buy lease disputes, contested commercial lease renewals, break clause activation, terminal dilapidations, and leasehold insolvency issues.
Examples of some recent cases include:
Managing a residential leasehold dispute with over 200 respondents, from claim commencement through to representing the management company at the final Tribunal hearing.
Successfully recovering over 95% of service charges owed by a leaseholder stretching across 6 years, including representing the social landlord at Tribunal and resisting allegations of disrepair.
Advising a housing client with leasehold flats in a residential block on its options regarding ownership of the scheme, where the freehold company had been liquidated and title had vested in the Crown.
Advising a housing client on the rights of a tenant under Farm Business Tenancy which was in place on land being purchased for a new housing development.
Advising our clients in the wake of the Grenfell disaster regarding their obligations for fire safety in blocks of flats, including the allocation of duties between freeholder, management company and long leaseholders.
Examples of some recent cases include:
Managing a residential leasehold dispute with over 200 respondents, from claim commencement through to representing the management company at the final Tribunal hearing.
Successfully recovering over 95% of service charges owed by a leaseholder stretching across 6 years, including representing the social landlord at Tribunal and resisting allegations of disrepair.
Advising a housing client with leasehold flats in a residential block on its options regarding ownership of the scheme, where the freehold company had been liquidated and title had vested in the Crown.
Advising a housing client on the rights of a tenant under Farm Business Tenancy which was in place on land being purchased for a new housing development.
Advising our clients in the wake of the Grenfell disaster regarding their obligations for fire safety in blocks of flats, including the allocation of duties between freeholder, management company and long leaseholders.
We find that Forbes have a wealth of experience in all elements of our housing management needs.
Chambers 2024
Not only did Forbes handle complex and sophisticated matters greatly, they also explained these in a way which was understandable and comprehendible.
Chambers 2024
The firm is always very responsive and the service is excellent.
Chambers 2024
Forbes are involved in a number of schemes where we purchase ‘off the shelf’ Section 106 developments, and where the timescales are short between exchanging contracts with the developer and build completion of the first affordable units. Forbes always work to our timescales for the drafting of the Shared Ownership lease and setting up the conveyancing.
Legal 500 2024
Forbes is a well known legal practice within our social housing sector. Having worked with many other legal practices, I view their success is down to their solid team work and communication. Always reasonable and adaptable to our business needs.
Legal 500 2024
Our dedicated Housing & Regeneration team
Partner, Head of Housing and Regeneration (Property), Housing & Regeneration
Catherine Kennedy
Partner & Head of Housing and Regeneration (Litigation), Housing & Regeneration
Siobhan Keown
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