Andrew Szebeni
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Residential Leasehold Enfranchisement, England and Wales Expert
Andrew Szebeni Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- lease extension, freehold acquisition, residential blocks of flats
- Affiliation
- ALEP, ISMM
Since 1999 Andrew has owned flats and apartments and been professionally involved in leasehold enfranchisement. He is a property investor with a portfolio including self-converted blocks, head leases, leasehold flats and a freeholder.
Andrew is part of the management team since 2007 of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP - www.alep.org.uk). He is an expert on a number of property-related online bulleting boards, speaks regularly at ALEP conferences and looks after the promotions and member services of the organisation.
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Checklist for buying the freehold of your flat
Timing is essential when buying the freehold of your apartment block in an effort to forestall substantial extra expenses. One of the most widespread explanations for failing to obtain the freehold of a block (when being permitted to do so) is late submission and reaction to notices and not adhering to the firm timetable.
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We are lessees of flats - I can't solicit an answer from my block's freeholder
Maybe the freeholder is not responding to your attempts to write to them. It is surprisingly frequent for leaseholders of residential property to telephone, write or send an e-mail to their freeholder and to receive no reply. A customary point for this to be uncovered is when buyers or sellers of apartments ought to provide proof of the buildings cover of their block. This is frequently arranged by the freeholder (check the lease to verify whose obligation it is) and it is their obligation to prove to a lender that the estate is adequately insured.
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We are leaseholders of apartments - I can't find my block's freeholder
If you own a leasehold residential flat in England or Wales you may wish to make contact with your freeholder (referred to as a ‘landlord’ according to the law) for a whole range of reasons. Perhaps you want to extend the time of your lease, maybe you in addition to a group of people want to acquire the freehold, possibly you have issues with the management of the development plus the freeholder controls the repair or maybe you have an issue with the ground rent.
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Could an apartment be freehold and leasehold?
Common questions among those fresh to the idea of leasehold with regard to owning an apartment are; How do I change to a freehold?/ How do I make my flat freehold instead of leasehold?/ How do I obtain a freehold as opposed to a leasehold apartment?. The phraseology of these questions highlights a frequent and understandable misunderstanding conce ing the nature of the association between freehold and leasehold in private residential property.
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Contacting Andrew Szebeni
Financial House
14 Barclay Road
Croydon
CR0 1JN
Email: http://www.alep.org.uk/contact/
Tel: 0845 225 2277
Fax: 0845 225 2287
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