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Becoming an ALEP member

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If you would like to join ALEP and are a barrister, intermediary, managing agent, solicitor or valuer, then we welcome your application. We vet all applicants to ensure a consistently high level of service so that flat owners and freeholders can contact ALEP members with confidence.

Download Membership pack for all member categories except barristers. (PDF)

Download Membership pack for barrister members. (PDF)

Membership criteria

In order to become a member of ALEP, an individual or organisation operating in the enfranchisement sector should already have proven experience of leasehold enfranchisement projects. Membership applications are considered by the Executive Committee on a monthly basis.

Members are organisations with staff, principals or are individual traders who can show at least two years' experience in leasehold enfranchisement. Members who are solicitors, valuers or intermediaries must be able to show that on an annual basis they initiate at least two or more projects enfranchisement totalling at least 20 or more flats (or deal with a similar number of clients by way of lease extension) per year every year and have two satisfactory references from clients relating to significant completed projects.

Members who are barristers will need to show that they have dealt with at least 5 cases at an appropriate level relating to enfranchisement in any given year. These may be by way of matters proceeding to a final hearing in the County Court, Higher Courts, LVT or the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) or by way of paper based advice relating to matters which have settled but which are of a suitable nature to support their application.

In the case of barrister membership this is on a chambers basis. The annual subscription fee will cover up to three named barristers nominated by the chambers. The membership applications for those named individuals will be assessed by the Committee on an individual basis. Additional members of a chambers may be added subject to payment of an additional membership subscription for each additional three names.

Each proposed barrister member will need to provide two supporting references to their application. At least one professional reference will be from an instructing solicitor, the additional reference may be from a surveyor or an instructing solicitor.

For further information relating to membership please view the Constitution.

Membership benefits are as follows:

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Permission to display ALEP logo on your marketing material and collateral ico_tick.gif
Substantial discounts on all ALEP events ico_tick.gif
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Training opportunities
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Price £399 + VAT