Residential Leasehold Reform – Kill or Cure?

Most people involved with property will have some awareness of the government proposals to amend the existing Leasehold Reform laws. This paper aims to provide a brief summary of the situation so far, and consider the commercial impact on the general market and statutory premiums together with a picture for the future. The Proposals Since […]

Lease Extensions

Commercial Property Rent Review Clasuses

Overall, which gives better net returns and security: Market Value Reviews OR Indexation? 344 Streatham High Road, London SW16 6HH is a ground-floor shop, half used as a hairdresser and half sub-let as a pavement cafe. The rent with effect from 19 May 2016 was £30,000 p.a. A Market Value rent review set for 19 […]

Melrose Apartments is a development consisting of a block of 51 private apartments and two commercial units

Residential Service Charge Management

CASE STUDY: CORRECTING A DECADE OF MISMANAGEMENT Melrose Apartments is a development consisting of a block of 51 private apartments and two commercial units, and three blocks of 25 social housing flats in Hampstead, NW3. The problems: The building was barely 10 years old, yet there was flooding in the two basement levels; the comfort […]

Why You Need to Get Your Property’s Reinstatement Value Right

Roof/Air Space Developments

Pressure to build more houses. Planning laws relaxed. Freeholders concerned only with the windfall value which appears to come with a planning consent but then selling on: too much business sense to take the development risks themselves? Or did they run realistic figures and find that, actually, there is doubtful value or profit margin? Pre-Covid, […]

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Updates on the Renters’ Reform Bill and the Leasehold Reform Bill

Two important items of legislation relating to the property market which the Government had promised to introduce have met with different outcomes. Here Maunder Taylor, who operate an estate agency covering Totteridge, Whetstone and the surrounding area, provide the latest updates on two Bills – The Renters’ Reform Bill and the Leasehold Reform Bill. The […]

Key Advantages of Using an Independent, Local Estate Agent

Key Ways of Improving Your Property Valuation

Although commercial and residential property valuations use different criteria to come up with a final figure, there are some common denominators which can be applicable to both. Here Maunder Taylor, who provide property valuation services in Whetstone and the surrounding area in North London, look at some of the key ways of ensuring you get […]

Commercial Property Manager Barnet – Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt

Key Property Announcements in the Chancellor’s March 2024 Budget

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has just made what should be his last Budget Statement before the General Election. While the headline announcements concerned the cutting of the National Insurance rate by 2p in the pound, changes to Child Benefit and an ending to the current ‘non-dom’ tax regime, there were some property-related […]

Lease Extensions

Property News Update – The Latest Developments

The Government’s Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made a number of announcements relating to the property market in the past couple of weeks. Here Maunder Taylor, who provide commercial property investment services in and around Potters Bar, outline the key points and what it means for property owners (or those looking to purchase a property) […]

Lease renewals advice London – from Maunder Taylor

The RPI and the CPI – Why the Proposed Changes Matter in the Property Market

One of the many financial changes which is being proposed by the Government is the realignment of the various inflation figures – specifically, the Retail Prince Index and the Consumer Price Index. Here Maunder Taylor, who offer lease renewals advice in and around London, explain the various abbreviations, and outline why these changes could have […]

Key Advantages of Using an Independent, Local Estate Agent

Commercial Property Rent Review Clauses

Overall, which gives better net returns and security: Market Value reviews OR Indexation? 344 Streatham High Road, London SW16 6HH is a ground-floor shop, half used as a hairdresser and half sub-let as a pavement cafe. The rent with effect from 19 May 2016 was £30,000 p.a. A Market Value rent review set for 19 […]