Leasehold Property Champions
Leasehold Property Champions · A trading name of Talk Legal Limited
Not sure whether to go ahead? Talk it through first — the assessment is free, with no obligation to instruct us.
Questions
Answers to the questions we’re most often asked about Leasehold Property Champions and the Property Tribunal.
No. Describe the property problem and send the important papers. An early question will be whether the Tribunal, County Court, a complaint process, negotiation or another procedure is the correct route.
It can determine whether a residential service charge is payable and reasonable within its jurisdiction. The result depends on the lease, expenditure, work or services, evidence and application.
Payment does not necessarily prevent a challenge, but admissions, agreements, previous determinations and procedural or limitation issues may matter. The documents and circumstances need to be examined.
Do not stop paying merely because you have made an enquiry or intend to challenge a charge. Non-payment can lead to recovery action, interest and legal costs. The proper course depends on the lease and circumstances.
Not in every case. The lease may impose the obligation, but the forum and order required must be identified. Some enforcement or damages claims belong in the County Court; a management application or another procedure may sometimes be relevant.
Potentially. We must identify the parties, authority to instruct, decision-making arrangements, fee sharing and any conflicts between participants.
The public Leasehold Property Champions service is directed to flat owners and leaseholders. Talk Legal may consider a different property instruction separately, but it is not presented as part of this leaseholder-facing service and will not be accepted where a conflict exists.
No. Talk Legal Limited is not a firm of solicitors and is not regulated.
Yes. We read the papers that matter, talk to you about the problem and tell you what we think — there’s no charge for that and no obligation to instruct us. Where a matter calls for an extensive review of the lease, accounts and other documents, with a detailed written view on the position and options, that work is quoted as a fixed price and agreed in writing before it begins.
Talk Legal does not hold client money and does not currently carry professional indemnity insurance.
No. The outcome depends on the lease, legislation, documents, witnesses, expert evidence, opponent's case and decision of the Tribunal or court.
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