For leaseholders
Finally understand what your lease actually says.
Your lease is the rulebook for your home. It decides what you pay, what you can change and who fixes what. Most are long, old and hard to read. We go through yours and explain it in plain English, so you know where you stand before you buy, sell or extend.
Information only. Not legal, financial or surveying advice.
Property survey
- — Reviews physical condition
- — Structure and defects
- — Damp and roof
We don't assess physical condition or advise on whether to buy, sell or proceed.
A survey checks the building. A lease report explains the lease.
While a surveyor looks at bricks, mortar and damp, The Lease Translator looks at the legal boundaries of your home and the financial obligations that come with it.
Survey vs lease report
Lease report
- — Explains responsibilities and costs
- — Restrictions and approvals
- — Repairs, insurance and service-charge wording
Your conveyancer
- Handles the legal purchase and completion
- Checks title and raises enquiries
- Reports on legal risk
- Finishes when the sale completes
Your conveyancer is essential for the legal transaction. They handle the exchange of contracts, check legal titles, and ensure the property is legally yours.
Doesn't my conveyancer already do this?
The question we hear most
We work alongside your conveyancer, not instead of them.
The Lease Translator works alongside them, explaining what the lease actually means to live with day-to-day—your costs, your rules, and your responsibilities.
The Lease Translator
- Explains the whole lease in plain English
- Shows what you'll pay and can change
- Makes rules and responsibilities clear
- Stays useful long after you move in
Costs and service charges
- — service charges
- — recoverability
- — reserve funds
- — insurance contributions
- — payment dates
- — cost sharing
Unclear, missing or dependent wording is flagged neutrally.
The report organises the lease into the areas most people need to understand.
What the report covers
Repairs and responsibilities
- — who is responsible for repairs
- — maintenance
- — insurance
- — common parts
- — parts of the flat
Rules and restrictions
- — alterations
- — subletting
- — pets
- — nuisance
- — use
- — access rights
- — permissions
From lease wording to plain English
We preserve the wording and explain what it means.
Service charges
"The Lessee shall pay the Specified Proportion of the Service Costs incurred by the Lessor..."
You pay a fair share of the costs for managing and maintaining the building.
Repairs
"The Lessor shall maintain, repair and renew the main structure and common parts..."
The landlord is responsible for fixing the roof, external walls and shared hallways.
Permissions
"Not to alter or add to the Demised Premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord."
The lease says you must get the landlord's written permission before making certain changes.
Examples are illustrative only.
Two reports, for two different needs.
Both delivered securely behind a private login. Examples are anonymised for demonstration.
Two ways we can help
The Full House Report
Included for one standard residential lease
- Plain-English explanation of key wording
- Clause-linked responsibility and cost information
- Service charge and insurance wording summary
- Restrictions and consent wording summary
- Missing/unclear document references flagged
- Delivered by email as a PDF
Standard turnaround: 5 working days after payment.
£495
All lease text mapped for one standard residential lease, subject to scope
This report covers everything most homeowners need to know. For significantly long or complex leases (such as multiple management agreements or superior titles), we will confirm any additional scope and fees with you before starting work.
Information only. Not legal, financial or surveying advice.
Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance maintained
Reports based on documents supplied and prepared within agreed scope
Information only, not legal, financial or surveying advice.