leasehold
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Regulation & Law
BLOG: How managing agents deal with leaseholders ‘changing fast’
Managing agents are now dealing with leaseholders who know their rights and demand answers, says Robert Poole of Glide.
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Regulation & Law
‘Labour’s obsession with commonhold will derail its 1.5m home target’
Leading leasehold reform specialist warns the Government that binning leasehold in favour of commonhold in one go will see developers shy away from building flats.
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Regulation & Law
Powerful freeholders start challenge to leasehold reform in court
Grosvenor Group and Cadogan Estates are among a group of landowners who want to overturn parts of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act.
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Columns
The Ombudsman Files – Leaseholder claims discrimination and disrepair
A leaseholder experiencing various agent communication and building issues, including broken lifts, brought their dispute to The Property Ombudsman.
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Regulation & Law
Housing minister rules out cap on leasehold service charge rises
Matthew Pennycook said the Government could not impose a limit on leasehold service charge increases because landlords sometimes need to raise cash for legitimate reasons.
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Rental market
Agents refusing to sell cladding hit homes, claims campaigner
Jim Illingworth of the Birmingham Leaseholder Action Group wants to hear from flat owners affected by ongoing cladding-related problems when selling properties and applying for mortgages.
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Latest property news
Estate agents ‘failing to give flat buyers basic material information’
Paula Higgins of the HomeOwners Alliance tells MPs potential buyers are often not told whether a flat is leasehold or freehold.
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Latest property news
Ground rent on existing homes set to be capped
The Government is expected to include a bill in next week's King's Speech limiting ground rent to a peppercorn rate.
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Latest property news
Agents warned over upfront information for flats facing remediation
Propertymark warns estate agents dealing with property where remediation work is current or planned ensure the particulars are recorded.
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