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Leasehold property - leasehold disputes, buying the freehold, service charges, lease extensions and Right to Manage

• Overview

  You only own a leasehold property for a fixed period of time. You’ll have…

• Leaseholder rights and responsibilities

  Your responsibilities Your lease will tell you what conditions you’ve…

• Service charges and other expenses

  Service charges Your lease sets out the way the service charge is…

• Extending, changing or ending a lease

  Extending the lease You can ask the landlord to extend your lease at any…

• Buying the freehold

  You can ask the landlord to sell you the freehold at any time. There are…

• Right to Manage and management disputes

  You may be able to change the management of your building if you’re…

• Leasehold disputes

  There is a different dispute process in Wales. You might be able to…

Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.

• Updated: 9 January 2019

Apply to the tribunal about a rent increase decision, changes to a lease or a decision about a council house, park home or caravan, in England.

• Overview

  You can apply to the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber - Residential…

• Apply to the tribunal

  Download and fill in the right form for your application. Why you’re…

• What happens at the hearing

  What happens will depend on whether you’ve asked for a paper decision or…

• If you're unhappy with the decision

  You may be able to appeal if you’re unhappy with the decision. Ask the…

• Legislation and previous decisions

  Previous decisions Search the decisions database to see how and why…

How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.

Advice for British people buying property in Morocco, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements, complaints and more.

• Updated: 11 February 2014

Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.

Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying property in France.

• Updated: 10 February 2015

​This is a brief factual explainer of how commonhold works. For more information, you may wish to visit the website of the Leasehold Advisory Service.

• Updated: 3 March 2025

Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.

• Updated: 13 May 2021

This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.

• Updated: 9 January 2020