Property tribunal upholds lease extension ‘scandal’ that pays millions to freeholders

A ruling affecting perhaps two million owners of short-term leases – those flats under 80 years – was made in the Upper Tribunal of the property chamber last month (May 10). The tribunal rejected a mathematical re-evaluation of leasehold property using a statistical methodology called hedonic regression. This undermines the existing models used to calculate … Continue reading Property tribunal upholds lease extension ‘scandal’ that pays millions to freeholders