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Duval, and why a landlord may not be free to be helpful

Landlords and Resident Management Companies Duval, and why a landlord may not be free to be helpful Where a lease obliges a landlord to enforce other leaseholders' covenants, permitting one leaseholder to breach may put the landlord in breach to everybody else. Reviewed 25 July 2026 On This Page The problem in a sentenceWhy it […]

Section 19(2), and when your landlord cannot reasonably refuse

Licences to Alter Section 19(2), and when your landlord cannot reasonably refuse Whether your landlord must consent to alterations turns on one or two words in the lease. What section 19(2) does, and what it does not. Reviewed 25 July 2026 On This Page Three kinds of covenantWhat section 19(2) addsWhat it does not doWhat […]

Alterations carried out without consent, discovered during a sale

Licences to Alter Alterations carried out without consent, discovered during a sale Undocumented works are the commonest defect we find on leasehold sales. How to regularise them — and the approach that destroys your best option. Reviewed 25 July 2026 On This Page How it comes to lightWhat the exposure actually isThree ways to put […]