The housing minister claims the government will not “immediately abolish leasehold overnight”. In a speech at the Institute ...
An estimated five million people in England and Wales live in leasehold properties - but there have long been calls to end ...
Ruling out buying a leasehold flat entirely is a mistake, according to Jonathan Rolande ...
A consultation on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill concluded last week, marking another step on the path ...
Former Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has urged the government to go further on regulating managing agents as part of its reforms of the leasehold system in England and Wales. Speaking to MPs on the ...
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook tells The i Paper the long-awaited measures promised in Labour's manifesto may not come ...
The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was finally published and, alongside the anticipated changes to commonhold and promise of a future ban on new leasehold flats, the Bill also proposes a £250 a ...
The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was published on 27 January 2026. Its stated purpose: to bring the feudal leasehold system to an end by reforming and reinvigorating commonhold tenure and ...
One of these is a leasehold flat in Shepherd’s Bush purchased for £425,000 in 2017, before being re-listed for £395,000 in May 2024, and eventually sold for £325,000 last August. Adjusted for ...
The UK government’s proposed ban on the use of leasehold for new flats is a significant step towards commonhold reform.
Flats have been getting a bad rap recently. There is the promised leasehold reform being stuck in the legislative ...