Recent coverage of Prince Edward’s tenure at Bagshot Park has reignited public discussion about what it really means to “own” a property on a long lease, writes Clive Scrivener, Founder Partner at Wimbledon-based Chartered Surveyors,…
Signs of improvement are beginning to show in the residential property market, but a degree of unease persists as the Autumn Budget approaches, writes Zah Azeem, Partner at Wimbledon based Chartered Surveyors Scrivener Tibbatts. Fresh…
Following the recent landmark High Court judgment, it is now clear that the government’s Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA) has received the judicial endorsement it needed to proceed, albeit with some delays. The…
Recently a client who is planning on selling his flat called us for advice. His situation is similar to many, writes Zah Azeem, Partner at Wimbledon based Chartered Surveyors Scrivener Tibbatts. There are six flats…
We thought it was quite an interesting statistic that earlier in the year Savills calculated the total value of residential property in the UK to be worth around £9 trillion. Equally interesting is this set…
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…