Leasehold

  The House of Commons Library has published a paper considering trends in leasehold ownership, ongoing problems associated with the sector, and Government plans for future legislation. For the paper, click here.  

The Leasehold Charity is reporting on a meeting of the APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group) recently. It can be seen here, and says: Most of the problems in leasehold involve service charges and are “tenure agnostic”, the Residential Freeholders’ Association told MPs...

The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced landlord and leaseholder certificates to help leaseholders understand which protections against the cost of remedial works apply to them and to reduce the information sharing requirement that is essential to determine liability...

Ministers have been urged to "get a move on" with changes to the leasehold system in England and Wales. Housing Secretary Michael Gove had previously promised to scrap the system which has seen some homeowners face large maintenance bills and legal fees. However, the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove made a promise in January to scrap the leasehold system in England and Wales. He has now performed a U turn, and will unveil measures to cap ground rents, hand tenants’ powers to choose their own property management companies, and...

The Law Commission has just announced it will be reviewing part of the statute, as part of its Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan. The review is focusing on Part 2 of the LTA 1954, which relates to 'security of tenure' i.e. the tenant's right to acquire a new lease of...

Various MPs have called on the government to urgently look at leasehold reform and managing agents, with a focus on service charges. Barry Gardiner, Labour MP for Brent North, said in a debate about leasehold and managing agents said that there was a “compelling case...

Following a recent Supreme Court case concerning Rent Repayment Orders against rent-to-rent landlords, a  not-for-profit business that advocates tenants use Rent Repayment Orders against landlords has issued a furious response. the Justice For Tenants organisation has...

Landlords of a block of 38 flats in Southsea, Hampshire, are entitled to vary service charges levied on leaseholders, five Supreme Court justices ruled today in a clarification of part of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. The dismissal of the tenants' appeal was the...

The House of Commons Library has just published a short report on leasehold reform. It can be seen here, and says: On 21 December 2017 the Government announced plans to tackle the growing problem of newly built houses sold as leasehold rather than freehold, and to...