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Babbawah

Sue11 wrote: »

I feel the need to say, just in case anyone gets worried about buying leasehold, that everyone especially the buyer is protected in law but it is in their best interest to get details of the lease immediately, something my friend did not do.

Gosh . . . a disclaimer if ever I saw one.

brightontraveller

27col wrote: »

Pardon my ignorance. But if she has bought a flat. Where does a landlord come into the scene. I thought that the whole point of buying a property was to ensure that no landlord was involved.

Your not alone many are ignorant... alias your home is often not just your castle this may assist you

https://www.gov.uk/leasehold-property/overview

Even with what many consider freehold title absolute etc you can still have restrictive covenants worse culprits for these often the church chancel repair liability but British coal, the rail board etc also often through is some beauties

Bigmoney2

Check if repairs to the structure i.e the windows are covered in the management fees or the buildings insurance.