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

With more than 30 years of experience, Robert is a Partner in the Residential Property team, specialising in the purchase and sale of high-value urban and rural residential property and mixed-use assets. He has extensive experience in dealing with both registered and unregistered freehold and leasehold purchases, contract races and auction transactions. Advising clients on the structuring and ownership of mixed-use building and flat blocks is another specialist area for Robert, who also has unique experience in the law relating to London Garden Squares.

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