Legal Services

1. Recovery of service charge debts via
   • County Court litigation
   • Leasehold Valuation Tribunal where "reasonableness" needs to be proved
   • Charging orders


2. Legal drafting to
   • grant statutory 90 year lease extensions and 999 year leases
   • vary defective service charge clauses & enable advance collection
   • vary defective insurance clauses
   • form freehold purchase participation agreements
   • execute licence to assign
   • prepare lessees and sub-tenants deed of covenant
   • deal with sub-letting consent


3. Court & Tribunal presentation
   • Service charge arrears & recoverability
   • Big Works the need & a determination that costs are reasonable
   • Breach of Lease: Alterations, Nuisance….
   • Absentee Freeholders
   • Lease Extension & Freehold Purchase Premiums
   • Court Appointed Manager appointments


4. Supporting those with Absentee Freeholders
   • County Court applications to seek a "vesting order" to enable a lease extension or freehold purchase to continue even if the Freeholder cannot be found.
   • b) Leasehold Valuation Tribunal applications to get a "reasonable" premium determined to extend a lease or buy the freehold.


5. Residential Conveyancing
   • Leaseholders pre-sale enquiries
   • To buy the freehold of your block of flats


6. 6. Service of Notices
   • Section 42 Notice to claim a 90 year lease extension
   • Section 45 Freeholder's Counter Notice where lease extension is sought
   • Section 13 Notice to enfranchise and buy the freehold of your block
   • Section 21 Freeholder's Counter Notice where freehold purchase is sought
   • Section 20 Notice to consult over big works
   • Section 20 Notice to consult over qualifying long term agreements
   • Leasehold Valuation Tribunal applications to dispense with the requirements to serve a Section 20 consultation notice
   • Section 79 Notice to claim your right to manage
   • Section 38 Notice for disrepair to leasehold property
   • Section 146 Notice seeking forfeiture for breach of covenant


7. 7. Company Secretarial functions
   • Formation of Right to Manage companies (RTM Companies)
   • Formation of Right to Enfranchise companies (RTE Companies)
   • Fulfillment of the Company Secretarial role
   • Preparation of resolutions, meeting notice and re-structuring a company to buy the freehold or sell freehold shares to non freehold shareholders
   • Assistance with company de-regulation
   • Clients get an online company secretarial toolbox, AND 84 FREE pre-drafted downloadable resolutions

My 30+ years of practical property and senior managerial experience has involved me in all types of properties from major historical London Estates to complex modern mixed use schemes both within prime central London and beyond. Over the years I have probably encountered most block management issues and both personally and through my teams have strategically managed solutions. The momentum of continuous improvement both here at Ringley and that is building within our sector makes it an exciting time to be in Property Management. Stephen Gayer BSc (Hons), MRICS, FIRPM, Managing Director - Property Management Tel: 020 7428 2052 Email Stephen

"My mission is to deliver Clients a safe and reasonable choice, ensure personnel are competent and well advised to deliver estate strategy and to lead the market with round the clock solutions. With probably the largest resident management company client base in London my team are acutely aware that proactivity, news and action must be visible and add value for clients." Andrew Kelleher BSc (Hons), MRICS, FIRPM, Group Property Director Tel: 020 7428 2052 Email Andrew