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Shops beneath the flats? The 25% rule still applies to buying your freehold

Collective Enfranchisement Shops beneath the flats? The 25% rule still applies to buying your freehold The non-residential limit rose to 50% for right to manage in 2025, but not for buying a freehold. A point widely misreported, explained by our London solicitors. Reviewed 25 July 2026 On This Page The rule, and the change that […]

Why freehold purchases fail, and it is rarely the building

Collective Enfranchisement Why freehold purchases fail, and it is rarely the building Most failed freehold purchases fail because the group did not hold together, not because the building was ineligible. Practical advice from London enfranchisement solicitors. Reviewed 25 July 2026 On This Page The building usually qualifiesFour ways groups come apartThe date that costs moneyWhat […]

Buying your freehold in 2026: what reform would change, and when

Collective Enfranchisement Buying your freehold in 2026: what reform would change, and when Marriage value, the 50% limit, leasebacks and costs: what the reform Bill would change for freehold purchases, and the realistic timetable. Reviewed 25 July 2026 On This Page What is promisedWhere it has got toSo do you wait?What we would do nowContact […]