If you own a leasehold flat in Brighton or Hove, extending your lease is essential to protect its value and avoid rising costs. At Olden Property, we offer professional lease extension valuations and guidance across Brighton & Hove. Contact us today for advice and a no-obligation quote.

Receiving a Compulsory Purchase Order can be overwhelming but you do have rights. In this guide, Chartered Surveyor Tom Olden explains the UK CPO process, how to object, and what compensation you're entitled to. Learn how to protect your property interests with expert advice tailored for homeowners, landlords and businesses.

Need an expert witness report for a property dispute? Chartered Surveyor Tom Olden explains the process, when it's needed, and how to get reliable, court-compliant reports.

Need rent review help in Tunbridge Wells? Chartered surveyor Tom Olden explains how to navigate increases, assess fair rent, and protect your business.

Learn how the North Finchley regeneration scheme affects property owners, businesses & residents. Get expert help with land assembly & CPOs from Olden Property.

Thinking of extending your lease? Discover why it's essential for protecting your property’s value, what affects the true cost, and how expert advice from Olden Property can secure you a better deal.

If you own a leasehold property in Hastings, extending your lease is essential for maintaining its value and marketability. This guide breaks down the process, from valuation to negotiation, helping you navigate lease extensions with confidence.

The Lower Thames Crossing has been approved, set to ease congestion and improve travel times. However, for affected landowners, this brings uncertainty. Learn how compulsory purchase orders and land acquisition may impact you and how expert guidance can help.

Extending your lease is an essential process for leaseholders looking to maintain the value of their property. Learn how the 80-year rule impacts lease extensions and why acting early can save you thousands. Understand marriage value and its effect on your property’s lease extension cost

For leaseholders in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, extending a lease is a crucial financial decision. Whether you're a homeowner looking to protect your investment or a landlord seeking to maintain property value, understanding the costs involved in a lease extension is essential.

The proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport is a major infrastructure project that will significantly impact local homeowners and businesses. If your property falls within the scheme boundary or surrounding areas, you may be affected by compulsory purchase or suffer from property blight. Understanding your rights and available compensation is essential.

Shropshire House and Cheshire House are two 17-storey blocks, comprising 204 homes, located on the Shires Estate in Edmonton, Enfield. Enfield Council is considering a number of options for the future of Cheshire House and Shropshire House in Edmonton, including moving every resident out of the buildings permanently and decommissioning the buildings.

The Gascoigne Estate, located south of Barking Town Centre, is undergoing a major regeneration. Covering approximately 40 hectares, it includes three schools, two nurseries, arts and community facilities, and 1,500 existing homes. This regeneration, one of London's largest, has been progressing over the past decade.

Although something we deal with every day at Olden Property, it surprises most people to learn that in 2024 can have your house forcibly acquired from you in the UK. This can be your home that has been in your family for 100s of years or the buy to let investment you purchased three years ago. It can be a farm with land or a flat in the centre of London.

How long will this Compulsory Purchase Order take? It depends on who you ask but generally the answer is ‘too long’. The following is a broad breakdown of the various stages of a compulsory purchase order.

The compulsory purchase code or compensation code is a term used mainly by CPO practitioners, surveyors and solicitors as a catch all phrase for all of the valuation rules, statues and case law which surrounds compulsory purchase. The truth is, although discussed at length an actual compulsory purchase code has never been created.

Compulsory Purchase is a land assembly tool used by public bodies including local authorities, infrastructure providers and other statutory undertakers throughout the United Kingdom. Any property (apart from one or two exceptions e.g. The Kings property) can be acquired via compulsory purchase.

Marriage Value in relation to property value is defined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as "an additional element of value created by the combination of two or more assets or interests where the combined value is more than the sum of the separate values". Or as Aristotle MIGHT have said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”.

Olden Property is 10 years old this year. 1st February to be precise. As we haven’t had time to write out a list of everything we have learned in this time in order to impart our infinite wisdem (don’t worry we will). Instead we will use various indices to find out what the market has done in this time.

When an acquiring authority makes a compulsory purchase order (CPO), the land owner or affected part has a minimum of three weeks (sometimes more) to object to the making of the order. If an objection is received the Secretary of State will order a public inquiry in the CPO.