Leasehold

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 issued a lengthy and outspoken response. This says: “If the law doesn’t change, it is not a case of […]

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 fourth ruling in a dispute which began when leaseholders objected […]

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 limit ground rents on new lease agreements. Leasehold reform […]

Scores of landlords and block managers may have unwittingly overlooked their new legal responsibility to ensure fire door safety throughout smaller residential buildings and are running out of time to take action, according to property and construction consultancy Ingleton Wood. The Fire Safety Act 2021, which followed the Grenfell Tower tragedy and commenced in May […]

The House of Commons Library has issued a bew report on leasehold and commonhold reform. The report can be seen here, and in summary (from press release): Leasehold tenure has grown The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) estimates there are around 4.5 million leasehold homes in England, of which 69% are flats […]

The Peabody Trust has been closely criticised for overcharging leaseholders by an unbiased panel of residents tasked with scrutinising the UK housing affiliation’s interactions with tenants and householders. The Resident Scrutiny Panel for Peabody, the UK’s third-largest housing affiliation liable for 104,000 houses, issued a report in June that highlighted severe points in how Peabody […]

Property Reporter are running a useful article on the subject of lease repairs, stating ‘The subject of repairs between landlords and tenants is a complex one, with key factors to consider on both sides. At the end of a tenant’s lease, the landlord may find the care of their property does not meet expectations, inflicting […]