Boston Radford Chartered Surveyors

read moreBoston Radford is a practice of Chartered Surveyors which specialises in the negotiation of statutory lease extensions and enfranchisement claims. With a combined experience of more than 100 years, we are one of the most experienced practices specialising in leasehold enfranchisement in Prime Central London. The legislation derives from the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, which was the first piece of legislation to give leaseholders the right to enfranchise. The legislation was enacted under a Labour government and its stated aim was "to enable tenants of houses held on long leases at low rents to acquire the freehold or an extended lease".

read moreWe are consulted on a number of interrelated issues, the most common being from clients looking to purchase short leases. Before they can know what to bid to acquire a leasehold property, they need to know approximately what it may cost to extend that lease (in the case of a flat) or to acquire the freehold (in the case of a house). While the client is at the stage of formulating a bid to purchase the property, it is understandable that they may be reluctant to incur the cost of a full valuation.