Replacing Leasehold: Can the government persuade the market?

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It is often said that more books have been written about commonhold than actual commonholds have been created; the key problem is confidence, says Robert Barham, but there are a couple of obvious places to start…

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Robert Barham

Partner at Forsters

Robert is a Partner in the Residential Property team, specialising in the purchase and sale of high-value residential property and mixed-use assets.

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Last week, the government proposed a major reform of leasehold laws, with new rules possibly arriving within two years.
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