Leasehold Reform
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Regulation & Law
Rayner urges ministers to regulate managing agents
Former Housing Secretary tells MPs that the lack of oversight in the sector is “a real problem” for leaseholders.
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Regulation & Law
Government finally sets ground rent cap at £250
Sir Keir Starmer makes announcement on leasehold reforms on TikTok as party tensions rise over delays.
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Regulation & Law
Starmer warned of mass Labour rebellion if leasehold reforms watered down
Former Labour Minister, Justin Madders, warns party must make good on its pledge to cap ground rents in much-delayed draft leasehold bill.
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Regulation & Law
Housing minister slammed over ‘missing’ draft leasehold reform Bill
Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill programme, which began in 2017, is not now likely to be implemented until 2027.
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Rental market
Will Government’s leasehold reforms get flats selling again?
Leading expert reveals his views on which parts of the existing and looming leasehold reforms will make a difference for estate agents.
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Regulation & Law
Major freeholders fail in bid to overturn leasehold reforms
A duke, an earl and the many other major freeholders who had claimed Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 infringed their human rights have arguments rejected by High Court.
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Regulation & Law
BLOG: ‘Leasehold not perfect but to treat it as beyond saving is misguided’
Senior leasehold practitioner calls out those say leasehold is 'fleecehold' and who claim commonhold is the only way forward for the sector.
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Regulation & Law
Reed under immediate pressure on leasehold reform
Housing Secretary Steve Reed must press ahead with reform of leasehold and freehold laws, trade body urges.
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Guest Blogs
BLOG: ‘Flat owners waited for leasehold extension reform, but now it’s costing them £1,000s’
Leading leasehold figure reveals how Government foot-dragging is costing flat owners who gambled on reform dearly.
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Regulation & Law
Don’t wait for leasehold reform legislation, get cracking now says expert
Freehold Collective boss Mike Somekh warns that we could wait years for leasehold reforms to become law and questions the benefits of commonhold.
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