“Reasonableness” of Service Charges
It is well known that the relevant costs that a landlord incurs in the provision of services, repairs improvements, maintenance...
Read moreLekhika is a solicitor in the Commercial Property and Leasehold Reform Department.
Commercial: Lekhika deals with various aspects of commercial property, including grants of new leases and acquisitions of existing leases, licences to alter, assign and sub-let and purchases. Lekhika acts for both landlord and tenants in handling a wide range of properties.
Leasehold Reform: Lekhika also deals with leasehold reform maters, including lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisements. Lekhika provides her client with a high quality service in their matter.
Lekhika qualified in 2021 and holds a LLM (Hons.) from City, University of London. She is fluent in Hindi and Punjabi and can speak conversational Urdu.
Outside of work, Lekhika enjoys writing, reading and salsa. She also loves coffee and spending time with her family and endless pets.
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