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The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is falling short of its own objectives, an industry executive has claimed. Linz Darlington, founder of...

The long-awaited Leasehold and Freehold Bill is set to be unveiled in Parliament today. The Bill aims to make it cheaper and...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

Campaigners and commentators have reacted cautiously to leasehold reform proposals put forward in the King’s Speech. The King took part in his...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

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

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

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised 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...

The long-awaited proposals for leasehold reform produced by the Law Commission suggests giving owners the right to extend their lease for...

The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...

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

Home owners seeking lease extensions may now have to pay more as a result of a controversial judgement handed down by...

The Court of Appeal is today expected to rule on a legal battle which may be critical in determining the value...

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,...

The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three...

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...

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

A conveyancing firm claims there has been a 140 per cent increase in the number of properties requiring leasehold extensions in...

An unusual story of hard-to-sell homes has emerged from Northumberland where a kind of new town, established in the 1960s, is...