Leaseholds

The Tenant Services Authority (TSA)
www.tenantservicesauthority.org
The independent regulator for affordable or social housing in England.

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
www.homesandcommunities.co.uk
The national housing and regeneration delivery agency for England. The TSA and the HCA have replaced the Housing Corporation, a non-departmental public body that funded and regulated housing associations in England.

Housing Forum
www.thehousingforum.org.uk
The Housing Forum has established itself as the only housing organization whose membership spans all sectors of housing construction.

HM Revenue and Customs
www.hmrc.gov.uk
This site enables you to ascertain how Revenue concerns may affect leases, especially relating to Stamp Duty Land Tax.

Land Registry
www.landregistry.gov.uk
The registration of leases now affects all leases granted for a term of more than seven years.

Landmark Information Group
www.landmark.co.uk
Landmark Information Group has developed into a provider of data in the field of property-related environmental risk information and digital mapping that may relate to leasehold property.

The Residential Property Tribunal Service
www.rpts.gov.uk
The public body that can decide many rent and leasehold disputes.

Lands Tribunal, is now the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)
www.landstribunal.gov.uk/index.htm
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) is the successor to the Lands Tribunal. The Lands Tribunal was established by the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 to determine questions of disputed compensation arising out of the compulsory acquisition of land; to decide rating appeals; to exercise jurisdiction under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (discharge and modification of restrictive covenants); and to act as arbitrator under references by consent.

Office for National Statistics
www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp
National statistics as they may relate to leases or leaseholders.

Ordnance Survey
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
www.rics.org/uk
Information about Chartered Surveyors.

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