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Shortly after the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act was granted Royal Assent in May, we surveyed members of the Association of...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

In what are some of the biggest changes to the residential leasehold sector in the last 21 years since the Commonhold...

Last weekend a story by The Sunday Times’ Deputy Political Editor indicated that the Government is proposing implementing a £250 cap...

Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

Real estate consultants SHW is advising leaseholders not to wait to extend their lease. The call follows the start of the Government’s...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has announced the schedule for its annual Conference. The event returns to its traditional in-person format this year,...

New rules on leasehold homes came in this week, banning ground rents on new leases but a property expert warns this...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

House and apartment sales are still being hit by confusion and worry over ground rents on existing second-hand leasehold properties. This is...

There’s been a very low expression of interest in Commonhold, despite the government pushing the new tenure as an alternative to...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

The lack of progress on the much-anticipated government reforms of the leasehold system is leaving thousands of homeowners stranded, according to...

Leading leasehold experts have sharply criticised the much-hyped reforms announced by the government last week. The Leasehold Group of Companies - formerly led by...

A leasehold group has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher pressing for an update on the government’s approach to reform for...

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...

Wholesale reform of leasehold issues is still some years away, despite recent proposals by the Law Commission and pledges by the...

It’s a big day for leasehold reform today with the Law Commission due to publish three residential leasehold and commonhold reports. They...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

A series of leasehold roadshows beginning next month in Manchester aims to throw a spotlight on problems associated with the tenure,...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

A specialist property law firm is calling on the government to speed up changes in the law to avoid abusive leasehold...

While there is a distinct market for flats held on particularly short leases, there is a middle ground where flat owners...

A specialist leasehold enfranchisement firm has branded government leasehold reforms as "incredibly weak". In an announcement lost in the noise following Damian Green’s sacking,...

Labour MP Justin Madders is working on a Private Members' Bill creating leasehold reform in a bid to help leaseholders who, he...

A leasehold enfranchisement expert wants government action over what he calls the "forgotten casualties" of the recent ground rent scandal.    Louie Burns,...

The Conservative and Labour party manifestos do not go far enough to tackle problems with the leasehold system. That’s the view of...

A firm is warning of “a wave of litigation from home owners who were given inadequate advice from their solicitors or...

Leaseholds Solution - the company behind the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners - says it wants recent proposals to modernise the...

The possibility of short-term falling house prices caused by Brexit may be good news for the UK’s four million leasehold flat...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners says more leaseholders are complaining of inflated service charges for maintenance, upkeep and communal areas.  The...