I own a top floor flat and the loft space is included in the demise.
The lease does not require the LH to obtain permission from the FH to carry out alterations. However, since the roof itself belongs to the FH permission should be obtained before installing dormer or velux windows in the said roof.
This is why the previous leaseholder obtained written permission from the previous landlord to build a loft extension (although the work was never carried out). The document names Mr Previous Landlord and Mr Previous Leaseholder.
Would I be able to rely on that document to carry out the loft extension, or do I have to apply (and probably pay through the nose) to the new FH?
After all, the lease document carries the previous FH's and previous LH's names, but it is binding on the new FH and the new LH, so why shouldn't the same apply to the permission to extend?
The lease does not require the LH to obtain permission from the FH to carry out alterations. However, since the roof itself belongs to the FH permission should be obtained before installing dormer or velux windows in the said roof.
This is why the previous leaseholder obtained written permission from the previous landlord to build a loft extension (although the work was never carried out). The document names Mr Previous Landlord and Mr Previous Leaseholder.
Would I be able to rely on that document to carry out the loft extension, or do I have to apply (and probably pay through the nose) to the new FH?
After all, the lease document carries the previous FH's and previous LH's names, but it is binding on the new FH and the new LH, so why shouldn't the same apply to the permission to extend?