Long Leases, Consent to Sub-Let and Reasonableness
We are commonly asked about charges that a freeholder may make in respect of giving consent for a tenant of a long leasehold property to sub-let that property. A further case decided in the Upper Tribunal is worthy of a short note. Freehold Managers (Nominees) Ltd v...Consent Charges on Long Leases and LVT Jurisdiction
As we have discussed previously, in most long leases (leases for 21 years or longer) a freeholder is entitled to require a leaseholder tenant to obtain consent from the landlord before sub-letting and to require the leaseholder to pay costs in relation to that...Application to Assign not Valid by Email
Where a tenancy (other than a local authority tenancy) contains a clause that a tenant may not assign the tenancy without the consent of the landlord, which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, the landlord has a duty to reply to any written application for...Reasonableness of Consent Charges for Underletting
Introduction A long lease is defined by section 76 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 as including if the lease is granted for a term of years certain exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given...
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