Buying your freehold or extending your lease?

Hema has over 17 years’ extensive experience advising on all aspects of high net worth residential property. She is an expert in the niche and complex area of enfranchisement, Right To Manage and Rights of First Refusal advising in respect of houses, flats, purpose built blocks and converted buildings and has received several industry awards.

Hema regularly comments in The Times on the latest residential property issues and often contributes to News On The Block, a leading UK publication that provides help and advice about enfranchisement.

Rachel specialises in the niche area of residential leasehold enfranchisement, and has experience of dealing with a range of commercial property matters and managing a busy enfranchisement caseload.

She provides straightforward and practical advice to both leaseholders and freeholders in relation to lease extensions, collective enfranchisement and also 1967 Act freehold purchases.

As well as commencing the process and seeing it through to completion, Rachel also deals with matters at the First Tier Tribunal if required. She also assists with residential landlord and tenant matters.

Gabrielle has over 20 years’ experience and specialises in leasehold reform and residential property management.

She advises both landlords and tenants on a wide range of transactions and issues relating to lease extension and collective enfranchisement claims under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, making and defending claims to acquire freeholds under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, right to manage claims and the management of residential property portfolios.

John has specialised in the residential landlord and tenant field for 25 years, and has a particularly strong reputation in the leasehold enfranchisement of houses and flats, and lease extensions for flats. He also advises many managing agents and tenant management companies on tenancy issues.

John is a leading practitioner for tenant clients in the specialist leasehold reform field and is a ‘go to’ adviser for properties on the Cadogan, Grosvenor, Wellcome Trust, Howard de Walden and other principal central London estates.