In April 2010, Mark Chick, a leading authority on all things leasehold, created this site devoted to current developments in ‘leasehold enfranchisement’ – the rather cumbersome title given to the legal rights enabling long leasehold flat owners to buy their freehold or extend their leases. Today, leasehold is generating more headlines than at anytime since, arguably, the Leasehold Reform Act (1993).

This blog site is intented to be an informative and technical site with postings of case summaries comment and articles relevant to those working in or interested in this sector.

If you are a valuer, solicitor or other interested party by all means feel free to add to the debate by posting a comment – and if you cite this blog, please reference this site.

Mark Chick is a partner at Bishop & Sewell LLP, a Director of ALEP and is a solicitor specialising in leasehold reform and landlord and tenant matters.