Leasehold reform
Leasehold shake-up promises the ‘biggest reforms to English property law for forty years’
The Government has announced some major reforms to the English leasehold system, in a bid to "fundamentally make home ownership fairer and more secure."
Spectator: Leasehold lunacy – what estate agents don’t tell you
Journalist Ross Clark lambasts estate agents as "spivs with tape measures" in a magazine once edited by Boris Johnson.
Significant leasehold reform proposals promise ‘to transform the future of home ownership in England & Wales’
Commonhold should be the "preferred alternative" to leasehold, says the Law Commission in a series of three important reports that outline how to create "a better deal for leaseholders and make our homes…
Law Commission outlines sweeping leasehold reform options
Important new report suggests three schemes to make leasehold enfranchisement cheaper, easier and more fair.
‘A changed world’: What effect will leasehold reform have on landlords, leaseholders & tenants?
As the Government moves forward with plans to overhaul the established leasehold system, Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth & Philip Harvey explore what leasehold reform will mean for landlords, leaseholders…
On Leasehold Reform: A brief history and next steps
Reforming the leasehold system has been moving rapidly up the government’s agenda, and whilst welcomed by the domestic leasehold owners and tenants, the vast range of proposals are causing some concern i…
Leaseholds axed for new-build homes
All new-build houses will have to be sold as freehold, following a self-declared 'bold move' by the Government
Gazundering, leaseholds, housing quality, affordability & supply: Here’s what people are most worried about in the property market
A new survey indicates that people have growing concerns about the leasehold system, gazundering, stamp duty, housing quality, housing supply, affordability... and more.
MPs set out blueprint for leasehold reform
HCLG Committee 'demolishes' the current system with a series of wide-ranging recommendations, including a wholesale shift to commonhold ownership and a lid on ground rents
New Chair for the Leasehold Advisory Service
Wanda Goldwag has been appointed as interim chairperson at the government-funded advisory service for residents of leasehold properties
Government moves to ‘end the unjustified selling of new houses as leasehold’
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has launched a technical consultation into leasehold reforms, proposing that new lease ground rents be capped at just £10
Super-prime, tight supply & leasehold matters: Understanding the Belgravia property market
Once dismissed as the haunt of thieves and miscreants, this exclusive enclave has come a long way in the last 350 years, but how is it faring in the face of current market turbulence?