“Thus, our system of landed property is a structure of the most complex and heterogenous kind …. That within the…
The future of leasehold
From and article I wrote for ‘Mortgage Finance Gazette’ May 2020 The law which governs our current leasehold system was…
The CMA’s damning report on leasehold abuses – what does it mean for leaseholders?
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released their report on leasehold abuses on 28 February 2020 and it is a…
Sleazehold – The true cost of leasehold
Bob the Builder LTD decide to build a development of flats in middle England. He’s had his eye on a…
The Law Commission’s report on leasehold valuation Jan 2020 – the salvation for leaseholders or a damp squib?
For centuries, freeholders have controlled the terms of leasehold by setting the laws that govern it and consistently squashing any…
2019 – That was the leasehold year that was
After endless statements from Government and revolving door Housing Ministers promising leasehold reform, all leaseholder’s eyes were on the government.…
The top ten leasehold changes which must happen now!
“Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid” – Homer Empty and broken promises are all leaseholders have heard…
Beware of freeholders bearing gifts – The truth about the Government’s freeholder pledge
Freeholders launch clandestine plot to outflank leasehold reform and make millions of homes unsellable On 28 March, the Government announced…
Why Housing Minister Heather Wheeler is wrong
Leaseholders watching the progress of the government’s proposed changes to leasehold legislation have been on a roller coaster ride of…
Leasehold will end – the question is when not if
It is a national scandal that the feudal housing tenure of leasehold still holds a third of our housing stock…
