Leasehold Enfranchisement

Leasehold enfranchisement work remains a highly specialist field. Indeed it is arguably becoming moreso as the many and varied problems associated with leasehold ownership continue to challenge the valuer.

Barry Passmore BSc (Hons)
MRICS ACIArb

I have close to forty years of professional experience as a chartered valuation surveyor. For the last twenty of those I have been primarily engaged with leasehold work; statutory new leases, informal extensions and collective freehold enfranchisement acquisitions. When acting for my leaseholder clients I have represented them in dispute with the vast majority of the largest and most powerful freeholders in the country including the following:

Grainger
Grosvenor Estate
Cadogan Estate
Howard de Walden Estate
Phillimore Estate
John Lyons
Church Commissioners
The Crown Estate
Freshwater
Daejan
Pier Management
Phyllis Court Club
A plethora of private freeholders

Call 0203 151 8640 or email barry@barrypassmore.co.uk

There are of course a number of surveyors who specialise in this work. What sets us apart from many of my fellow professionals, however, is our ability to act as estate agents. This is an invaluable advantage and can frequently be the key that extricates our clients from their otherwise overwhelming lease issues.

All in all I have dealt with around 3,000 cases over these past twenty years and in doing so I have received numerous plaudits both from my clients and from my fellow professionals.

I have stood at tribunal on a number of occasions enjoying numerous successful outcomes a recent example of this being in Phyllis Court, Henley-on-Thames. In that particular case a landlord’s figure of £185,828 was set aside and the tribunal found for my significantly lower figure of £126,570 without adjustment representing a saving of close to £60,000 for my client. Included here are but a few examples of the testimonials that I have received, some specifically relating to leasehold enfranchisement work alone, others to a combination of lease-work and sales. There are many more. Do please be assured that they have been hard-earned and I have little personal regard for such algorithmic nonsense as Trustpilot and its ilk.

Get in touch to discuss your lease on 0203 151 8640 or email barry@barrypassmore.co.uk

I am ably assisted in my work by Barbara Down. Barbara has worked alongside me now for over ten years as a specialist valuer and leasehold consultant. She is familiar with every aspect of this oft-times complex area of work and has a special interest in dealing with over-engineered ground rents that have become, or are in danger of becoming, unpalatable and onerous.

Testimonials

I have known and worked with Barry for over 10 years in the London property market. Barry is a consummate professional with a deep understanding of all technical aspects of property valuation and an invaluable amount of experience in the industry. He is also extremely personable and it is always a pleasure dealing with him.Sam Corble MRICS - Director, JSRE Partners

Just a quick note to say thank you very very much for your help and support through what was a long and difficult process. I would not have coped as well as I did without your expertise, knowledge and the professional way in which you handled everyone involved. However, more important to me is that I felt you were there every step along the way and you understood what I was going through. It is so nice in this day and age that you can meet a professional person who seems to be genuine and wants to give their best to their client and treats their client with respect and manners. Mary J

May I just say with all of the smoke and mirrors in this tribunal you are the only one that I think has acted with utmost professional integrity and the highest standards.S. Jayaranthi

I’ve worked with Barry for in excess of 8 years now, and he has always been knowledgeable and helpful on every matter we have worked on together. He is also very easy to get on the phone or email if there is a query, and that helps so much.Mary Sayer, Consultant, Merali Beedle (msayer@meralibeedle.com)

I can’t remember if I said a very big thank you to you both for your help with my lease extension. If it wasn’t for your advice in the first place when it went a bit wrong I would not have been able to pursue … I have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone that needs assistance as I think you are brilliant.Julie Price

Barry Passmore & Associates were highly recommended by our solicitor to handle the probate valuation and lease extension of our late mother’s flat in Barnes. We were so impressed by the way they dealt with both that we asked them to sell the flat as well. They handled all three with professionalism and great expertise. They explained everything clearly and took us through each stage promptly. We built up a good professional relationship with Barry and Katy and very quickly came to trust their advice implicitly. They handled everything in a very friendly but hugely professional manner. We achieved the sale price were aiming for and would have no hesitation at all in recommending their services.Ian & Chantal Condron

I have known and worked with Barry and his team for over 10 years. Not only is Barry extremely professional and knowledgeable but also readily provides practical solutions and advice. Barry and his team are highly recommended.Sophie Jones - Partner, William Sturges Solicitors (020 7873 1000 | sophie.jones@williamsturges.co.uk)

I must say I am absolutely delighted with the lease extension negotiations you conducted on my behalf. I will thoroughly recommend you to anyone I come across that is looking to extend their lease.Nigel Barklem

I’ve known Barry for more than 10 years as he has provided great valuation advice to clients dealing with lease extensions. He has received some excellent results for them over the years and the feedback I have received has always been good.Jonathan Picken - Partner, William Sturges Solicitors (020 7873 1000 | Jonathan.Picken@williamsturges.co.uk)

I have known Barry now for some 25 years when we were colleagues in one of the largest estate agency and surveying practices in the West Country. It was when we were starting to come out of the recession of the early 1990s and it was both a challenging and exciting time. And looking back on it there were many changes going on in the industry itself. Barry left to take on the bright lights of London, but we have since kept up a close professional contact. Barry is highly valued as a colleague and extremely knowledgeable and forward thinking in what is now a more difficult market, and someone who can be relied upon to produce results. Tom Davies FRICS - Bradleys Surveyors (01392 425891 | tomdavies@beagroup.co.uk)