Sticky one - we own a first floor 1 bed flat in a late Victorian house. It was bought from the landlord who apparently had a large portfolio and wanted to jettison a few properties, and the chap downstairs rents his place from a different landlord.
We'd love to buy the freehold for the loft and go up into it, but it's apparently in a trust fund split between 2-3 people, we're gathering the adult children of the landlord.
We thought they might want to sell the whole freehold or the loft freehold as they don't actually make any money out of the ground rent - it's all been paid up. However, we've sent two letters, one directly to their address (which we were given, but may not be the up to date), and a second one which went to their lawyers, and nada.
Does anyone have any suggestions of anything we can try? Would a gift like a fruit basket sent to the lawyers for the family have a better chance of getting through to them, or a reaction?