The leasehold system is a very complex and murky one If you own a leasehold property or are considering buying one you need to understand this system and learn how to protect your self from greedy freeholders. This book will save you thousands of pounds and prevent you falling into many of the leasehold traps! This book is written to be a simple guide for leaseholders who are looking to understand the complex world of leasehold. For those that wish to extend their lease, purchase the freehold of their flats or leasehold houses. It will help you understand how the valuation for a lease extension or freehold purchase is calculated and how you can pay less for them. You will learn how to avoid your freeholder's tricks and save yourself thousands. All the guides are written in an easy to understand style avoiding the complex terminology of the sector. They are not dry technical guides but how the processes work in reality. The aim of the book is to empower you to be able to navigate your way through the leasehold system. The 13 chapters include guides to show you how to extend your lease, understand how the valuation works, how to buy the freehold of your house or your building. When you buy a leasehold property in this country you are not investing in bricks a mortar, in fact you don't own a single brick of that property. You are simply renting a space inside a building for the duration of your lease. Your freeholder owns your building, the land upon which it sits, the air rights above and the ground rights below. The law grants them all sorts of rights and privileges, for which they are then able to charge you. They can use current legislation to bully you into paying far too much for your lease extensions, service charges and major works. This is what some people have said of the "This easy to read guide explains clearly how to avoid being ripped off by your freeholder. Louie Burns knows the law and knows the dirty tricks to beware". "The essential MUST READ for all leaseholders by the one and only Louie Burns who understands everything leasehold, writes ina way that’s easy to understand and isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo. This book will educate, amuse and horrify you". "Great book at a great price. I honestly couldn't put it down, had to read it all in one go". "I wish I had this book before I purchased my leasehold flat, falling victim to a highly distressing and expensive trap". "The book every home owner wished they had access to before buying into the shady world of Leasehold - a decision thousands of people now deeply regret". "Informative and easy to understand in a humourous but very helpful way". Louie Burns is managing director of the Leasehold Group. This group of companies is the biggest group in the country, carrying out more lease extension and freehold acquisitions than anyone else. Uniquely they only ever work for leaseholders. He is passionate about the rights of leaseholders. He frequently speaks to leaseholders informing them of their legal rights. He regularly appears on the TV, Radio and in the print media as an expert, and presents at events, seminars and conferences in the wider property industry. He is a regular speaker and trainer for the National Association of Estate Agents and Property Mark. He currently advises the All Party Parliamentary Group, the Department of Housing Communities and Local Government and the Law Commission on the complexities and inequities of the leasehold system. 100% of all the monies raised from sales of this book are donated to the National Leasehold Campaign and the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership. By buying this book you are already supporting their great work.