Solicitor’s failure to transfer right to extend lease
Mr B and Ms G instructed his solicitors on the purchase of a flat and at the same time they accepted instructions to assign the benefit of the seller’s right to extend the lease which had only 70 years left to run. The assignment of the right to extend was negligently drafted and was not effective. As a result Ms G and Mr B were unable to extend the lease until they had waited a further two years, during which time the costs would rise significantly.
We settled the claim on our clients’ behalf compensating them for the increased cost of extending the lease.
Mr B and Ms G