Freehold, leasehold and the Crown Estate: What the legal framework means in practice (Property Reporter)

Georgina Salt, a Solicitor in the Property & Commercial Litigation team, considers the legal principles that govern subletting and leasehold obligations, drawing on the Crown Estate's distinctive framework to address the questions arising from the recent Royal Lodge case.

Georgina comments: "Where a long leaseholder is not using the whole or part of the property, they will often seek to sublet. The default position is that a leased property can be sublet for profit by the tenant unless the lease says otherwise".

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