Leasehold reform
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…
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?
Law Commission sets out a package of ‘radical’ leasehold reforms
Proposed policy overhaul aims 'to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home', while reducing legal costs and helping to prevent unnecessary…
Court of Appeal rules on landmark leasehold case
Appeal dismissed in Trustees of the Sloane Stanley Estate v Mundy; ruling described as "devastating outcome for leaseholders up and down the country"
Government bans leasehold sales on ‘nearly all’ new-builds
Reforms to the leasehold system will include setting ground rents on new long leases to zero, and making it easier for leaseholders to buy-out freeholds.
In defence of the leasehold system
Measures to prevent abuse are welcome, but let's not forget the leasehold structure has created and maintained some of our best loved urban landscapes...
Government proposes a ‘radical’ ban on new-build leasehold sales
The DCLG wants to “ban new-build houses being sold as leasehold as well as restricting ground rents to as low as zero”