Two years’ ago we published the article below. If only Angela Rayner had seen it before the sequence of events that cost her the Deputy Prime Ministership last week. In case you’re planning on buying…
To subscribe and/or view previous editions of his Deloitte Monday Briefing just google, ‘Deloitte Monday Briefing’, writes Clive Scrivener, Founder Partner at the Wimbledon-based Chartered Surveyors Scrivener Tibbatts Ltd, London Leasehold Valuation specialists. “First, house…
Here in London SW19 it’s estimated that up to 30% of the 25,000 or so privately owned properties in the borough are rented. The private rented sector (PRS), is in the throes of being significantly…
I’m indebted to Mark Vinall of Ashley Wilson Solicitors LLP who recently sent me his expert’s thoughts on live/work units, and whether leaseholders have a right to enfranchise or manage. As a chartered surveyor advising…
At Scrivener Tibbatts, we keep a close eye on developments that could reshape the residential property landscape. That’s why we were interested to read a recent article by Richard Granby of Tanfield Chambers in Estates…
I recently completed my ten year anniversary for working at Scrivener Tibbatts, writes Zah Azeem, a Partner at the Wimbledon-based chartered surveyors, national party wall dispute specialists. Reflecting on why Wimbledon, and why this firm,…
I was recently asked to comment on this issue by This is Money on behalf of ALEP (the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners) of which we’re a member, writes Clive Scrivener, Founder Partner at Wimbledon-based…
This week IFA magazine published this opinion piece on behalf the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners written by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP. It’s an authoritative piece, and as we’re members of ALEP and actively…
As a chartered surveyor based in southwest London, I’m increasingly asked by homeowners in areas like Wimbledon SW19 about the viability and process of installing solar panels on their roofs. It’s a sensible question: solar…
After a prolonged period of uncertainty, the Prime London property market is beginning to show tentative signs of recovery, as my colleague Clive Scrivener wrote recently in this article. The latest Spring 2025 report from…