Adding Value to Your Home
New book by: David Radford
A Court of Appeal judge once said that 'it would be deplorable if the court were bound to leave the real world for the complicated underworld of expert evidence on comparable properties and values'.
However, there is no avoiding such a journey when one embarks on the purchase of a freehold, or the extension of a lease, under the enfranchisement legislation. The subject is detailed and highly complex.
The law has been amended many times, and even now important points of principle await determination by the higher courts.
The leading textbook on the subject is 1,247 pages long. This short book by David Radford is, therefore, welcome as a bird's eye view of the subject - a tourist's guide to the underworld of enfranchisement.
It provides a helpful summary of the three main types of enfranchisement, and gives some useful examples of leasehold enfranchisement valuations. It should be of assistance to anyone who is unfamiliar with the subject, who is considering whether to pursue an enfranchisement claim in respect of their house or flat.