Niki Adkins

In her latest article, Niki Adkins, Head of Leasehold Property, outlines the rights of flat owners to purchase the freehold through the right of Collective Enfranchisement.

In this article, Leasehold Property Specialist Niki Adkins outlines what happens when ground rent exceeds 250 and explains what you can do about it.

Leasehold Property Associate Niki Adkins sits down with the people over at Christopher Shaw, discuss the basics of complexities of leasehold properties.

Niki Adkins discusses the role of the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) when a landlord sells their freehold. Anne considers what he ROFR means for leaseholders and what options they have.

In this article, Niki Adkins provides a ‘back to basics’ look at lease extensions.

Anne outlines what a lease extension is, when you might need one and how much one costs.

In this article, Leasehold Property Specialist Niki Adkins gives a 'back to basics' overview of leases. Niki outlines what a lease is and explains the key differences between short and long leases.

Leasehold Property Associate Niki Adkins looks at whether co-freeholders can modernise or update their leases. Niki discusses the benefits of lease moderniation and the steps involved in doing so.

Niki Adkins provides advice for freeholders who have been asked for their lease to be extended. She looks at the steps involved in the statutory and non-statutory lease extension processes, outlining what freeholders need to do.

Aviva and Persimmon have taken further steps to assist leaseholders, pledging to scrap ground rents and to sell freeholds at a discount. Niki Adkins looks at the announcement and discusses whether other housing developers and freeholders will follow suit.

Leasehold Property Specialist Niki Adkins debunks the misconception that a freehold owner can do what they want; and discusses how a co-freeholder needs to use a licence to alter to make alterations to their property.

Niki Adkins, Associate in Frettens broad Leasehold Property Team, answers the question 'can I alter my property?'; providing an overview of licenses to alter and deeds of variation.

Niki Adkins, Associate in Frettens broad Leasehold Property Team, answers the question 'can I alter my property?'; providing an overview of licenses to alter and deeds of variation.

Why are increasing ground rents an issue and what can I do to prevent my ground rent increasing? Niki Adkins, Associate in our Leasehold Property Team looks at ground rent; giving an overview of what it is, what it does and why they are such an issue for leaseholders.

Niki Adkins is an Associate and Leasehold Specialist in our expanding Lease Team. In this article, she answers the question: Is now a good time to extend my lease? Niki looks at factors such as reform legislation and cost; going on to describe the lease extension process.

Niki Adkins, specialist lawyer in our growing Leasehold Property Team, looks at the various ways in which a leaseholder can take control of the management of their block of flats. Detailing how Right to Manage, Enfranchisement and Enforcement Action works.

Niki Adkins, Head of our growing Lease Team, details the process of buying a flat with a short lease. She goes on to discuss whether short lease property is worth purchasing, weighing up the pros and cons.

Right to Manage and Enfranchisement are two commonly used tools by leaseholders to gain more control over their building. Niki Adkins , Leasehold Partner at Frettens, discusses both RTM and enfranchisement; comparing the two and weighing up their pros and...

Do I need to extend my lease if I own a share of the freehold? Lease specialist Niki Adkins explains why freehold owners need to extend their lease, providing a 'how to' guide.

Niki Adkins explains what the right to manage is, how it works, and how leaseholders can set up a RTM company.

Niki Adkins looks back on the January leasehold reforms and discusses how useful they actually are. Describing what the reforms mean for leaseholders; and how the reforms may be changed before becoming legislation.

Frettens welcome two more new faces to the firm, Anne Albritton joins the team as an associate and Hannah Faith joins as a paralegal.

What are the new leasehold reforms? When will they come into effect and how will they impact leaseholders?

Lease Extension and Enfranchisement specialist, Niki Adkins, gives an overview of the 'biggest reform to the UK property market in 40 years'.

Dealing with ground rent increases

A short video article featuring Niki Adkins, Leasehold Specialist, explaining what the options are for anyone who wants to extend their lease. ...

The value of a leasehold is affected by how many years are left on the lease. The shorter the remaining time, the less valuable it is to extend your lease . If you own, or are you considering buying a leasehold property, then you need to understand the...

Our Leasehold specialist Niki Adkins discusses the process of extending a lease, as well as detailing the difference between a non-statutory and a statutory procedure. She outlines the pro's and con's of these procedures.

When purchasing a leasehold flat you must think carefully about the number of years left on the lease and the ground rent risks you may expose yourself to. There are two reasons for this: Your mortgage lender is likely to...

A short video article featuring Lease Extension Specialist, Niki Adkins , outlining the options for someone wishing to extend the lease on their flat or apartment. For more information read our lease extension page. If you would...

Niki Adkins is a Leasehold Specialist at Frettens who helps clients to extend their lease on their apartment or to buy the freehold. She has put together this Q&A as a starting point for any property owners who are considering this. Q. What Is A...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners, or ALEP, is an association of organisations experienced in the residential leasehold sector. All member firms are rigorously vetted so that members of the public can be confident that they have...