Leasehold reform in motion: On the government’s plans to make home ownership fairer & more secure
As the first major piece of leasehold reform in a generation finally becomes legislation, buying agent Nina Harrison reflects on the long-requested need to transform leasehold agreements - and what impact this will have on the property sector...
A native of Kensington & Chelsea, Nina has twenty years' experience in buying properties for end users and investors and in sourcing rental properties for tenant clients.
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