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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...

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

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

Flat owners have seen their service charges rise by 8% over the past year, research suggests. A new service charge index launched...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

A new Code of Practice for builders and an independent Ombudsman for consumers in the new-build sector went live this week. Customers...

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...

The government’s call for a pack of property information to be made available upfront during the sales process has been welcomed...

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...

Ed Mead has joined a growing chorus demanding government action on the cladding crisis. He is one of the industry’s leading figures from...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

A London estate agency is attempting to help leaseholders with short leases who may be finding it hard to raise funds...

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...

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...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Consultation closes today on a Law Commission proposal to radically reshape leasehold and the Right To Manage. Right To Manage was introduced...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

A survey of owners has revealed that recent leasehold scandals have deterred many would-be buyers from considering new build homes.  The survey,...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

The vast majority of new-build houses are to be sold as freehold with ground rents for new leases capped at £10...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

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

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...

A two year investigation by the Law Commission has ended with a claim that some owners of leasehold retirement properties, and...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has this week published a consumer guide on leasehold property.  The document, released yesterday, has a specific focus...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will put forward proposals in the new year to stop abuses of the leasehold...

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

The service charges for new-build flats coming on to the market this year are on average 96 per cent higher than...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...