Start with the issue causing work now.
For buyers
The most expensive document you may never read.
The lease shapes what you can do, what you may have to pay and how the building is run. Read the actual wording before a standard report turns it into a tick box.
Where the time goes
Four questions worth settling before exchange.
01Service charges are rising
See the trend clearly and list the questions the figures cannot answer by themselves.
Open the detail →02The lease is getting shortCheck the term and the current route before relying on a general rule.
Open the detail →03Subletting mattersFind the covenant and any consent conditions in the lease you would be buying.
Open the detail →04Building records are thinList what has been supplied, what is missing and who should hold it.
Open the detail →Take the next step in LEASE-iQ
Which lease terms could affect this purchase?
Use this to turn a concern into focused questions for your conveyancer.
Keep checking: LEASE-iQ can expose the lease wording. The conveyancer remains responsible for title, lender, contract and transaction advice.
A clearer first pass
Check the obligations behind the sales particulars.
The lease is only one part of the purchase, but it is the part that defines the continuing relationship with the landlord, manager and other flats.
- 01Use the signed document
Start with the lease and the real question, not a generic policy answer.
- 02Separate the layers
Keep the lease, current law and missing evidence distinct.
- 03Keep the source open
Give the next person the clause, page and point that still needs judgment.
The result
Questions that arrive before exchange, not after completion.
The buyer, conveyancer and lender can see the clause or missing record behind the concern instead of trading general reassurance.
Illustrative buyer question
Can I let the flat after I buy it?
A useful first pass separates what the signed lease says from the information and advice still needed for the purchase.
- 01LeaseFind the subletting covenant
Identify whether subletting is prohibited, permitted or subject to consent, notice, conditions or a fee.
- 02Missing recordAsk for the current route
Check who receives the request, what evidence is required, what fee is charged and whether any previous consent affects the flat.
- 03Purchase advicePut the point into the transaction
Your conveyancer checks the title, replies to enquiries, contract, lender requirements and the legal effect for your purchase.
Try one live question
Take one concern back to the signed lease.
Use the question most likely to affect the purchase. Check whether LEASE-iQ finds the right covenant and gives your conveyancer a precise point to review.
See how LEASE-iQ worksIndependent help
LEASE offers free, independent leasehold guidance.
Building Trust is not the only route. The Leasehold Advisory Service publishes guidance and offers appointments for leaseholders and park-home owners.
Visit LEASEStart small
One lease. One live question. Free.
Use a case you already have. Check the source before deciding whether a wider team pilot is worth the time.
Ask your lease in LEASE-iQThe free account is limited to one uploaded lease. Access is opened by request until self-registration is live.We will explain what can be used and what should be removed first.
Check the clause and what remains uncertain.
