ALEP Objectives

Residential leaseholders in England and Wales have various rights in law to purchase their freeholds, extend their leases and address unsatisfactory management of their properties.

Likewise freeholders have the right to be represented when leaseholders exercise these rights.

There is a wide range of information and sources of advice to leaseholders and freeholders from a variety of parties operating in the enfranchisement sector such as government bodies, firms of legal and valuation professionals, barristers, managing agents and managers of leasehold enfranchisement.

Many leaseholders are confused by the choices available to them and have not had the inclination or perseverance to exercise their rights in conjunction with their neighbours. Some of these parties have recognised this opportunity and established services to assist leaseholders in the management of enfranchisement projects.

ALEP represents these diverse organisations with the following goals:

1. To promote best practice among members through an evolving code of practice.
2. To provide potential clients with details of member organisations with sufficient knowledge, intent and capacity to provide a satisfactory service.
3. To provide an avenue for recourse for dissatisfied clients of member organisations by means of an effective independent complaints procedure.
4. To act as a forum for member organisations for the exchange of ideas and to promote best practice and maintain highstandards throughout the sector.
5. To represent members' interests to government, the press, other associations and the general public.