Kate Gould
Kate Gould
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In-house solicitor at London CLT helping to create community designed, resident managed affordable homes, and also working in private practice as a property lawyer. Not for many years now a landlord nor a tenant, thank goodness, but trying to support children renting at university.
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1st June 2026, 1 week ago
This is not the first time Government statements have suggested that repossession claims are handled by the First Tier Property Tribunal. Surely a press release about impact should refer to whether the existing country court data is clear enough or...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Smith at 27/05/2026 - 08:53
Reply to the comment left by Paul Smith at 27/05/2026 - 08:53The letter has to be served so the tenants know the new rules, but who is serving a letter on all the landlords so they know the new rules...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 23/05/2026 - 14:53
My reference to shared ownership was to shared ownership of individual units, as a means of providing affordable housing. Unit leaseholders' ownership of the freehold either directly or through a company does not automatically turn the unit leases into 999...
Read More →23rd May 2026, 2 weeks ago
A major problem with commonhold is the way that permanently affordable homes are tagged on as a second thought, by an exemption from the long lease ban. Even shared ownership has to be kept on the leasehold basis within the...
Read More →12th May 2026, 4 weeks ago
I don't understand this article. In England, SDLT is payable to HMRC. Do HMRC then pay it on to the local authority where the property is located?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tom Doolin at 08/05/2026 - 16:13
Reply to the comment left by Tom Doolin at 08/05/2026 - 16:13The rules encourage tenants not to point out that their landlord hasn't given them the electricity etc paperwork, or that they don't have a licence when they need one,...
Read More →8th May 2026, 1 month ago
She provided the wrong statistic. How long is it taking for possession hearings to be listed, and will one hearing suffice or will most cases be adjourned with directions to prepare for another one? If the "issue to possession order"...
Read More →7th May 2026, 1 month ago
I think they mean where the managing agents are named in the unit leases as the management company with responsibility and powers for delivering the services and collecting the service charge. The managing agents are not a resident management company...
Read More →28th April 2026, 1 month ago
How does the wiring in the picture work? Presumably most properties won't have outdoor electric power points, so the solar panel connection will be going through an open window or door.
Read More →14th April 2026, 2 months ago
Isn't it already the case that most student tenancies start in July? If so, ending them early to avoid paying during the summer isn't possible.
Read More →23rd March 2026, 3 months ago
Brilliant article. Just one plea for accuracy, although a Google search shows that the same error is widespread: stamp duty only applies to dealings in shares. SDLT is the ludicrously complicated tax that applies to property transactions. By way of...
Read More →22nd March 2026, 3 months ago
It would be helpful to have e.g. CPI and CPIH increases in your table to compare rent increases with general inflation.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Adrian Jones at 14/02/2026 - 09:27
Reply to the comment left by Adrian Jones at 14/02/2026 - 09:27Does the Council have a duty planning officer, though? That's what I was suggesting, not to wait for the outcome of an application for permission.
Read More →13th February 2026, 4 months ago
Indemnity insurance is usually used on a sale of a property where works were done without planning/conservation area permission. Insurance is easier to get if the works were done several years before and no enforcement action has been taken. So...
Read More →13th February 2026, 4 months ago
There should be a duty officer in the Council's planning department. If your son speaks to them, they should give a practical view of the risks of proceeding with the work before approval is given. It sounds as if your...
Read More →3rd February 2026, 4 months ago
The articles can only be changed by a members' meeting. All the members at the time should have received notice of the meeting and the proposal to change the articles. If they weren't given notice and the chance to vote,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 23/01/2026 - 22:55
Once long leases of the two flats have been granted at peppercorn rents, there should be no value left in the freehold for corporation tax purposes, and no gain in value for CGT purposes.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jan Hall at 23/01/2026 - 11:13
Reply to the comment left by Jan Hall at 23/01/2026 - 11:13It's not legally possible for a person to grant a lease to themselves. But if the company is set up first, it has a separate legal identity.
Read More →23rd January 2026, 5 months ago
Set up the freehold company with you being the first member and sole director. (Make sure it's limited by guarantee, not shares, so no share certificates to bother with.) Transfer the freehold to the freehold company and act as the...
Read More →14th January 2026, 5 months ago
Buildings insurance should have a waiver of the insurers' right to claim against a flat owner in the building, provided you've acted quickly to stop the leak, as the insurance is taken out for the benefit of all of you....
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