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If you own a leasehold flat, you could be forgiven for being confused about leasehold reform. Over the last few years there have been announcements about 990-year leases, the abolition of marriage value, changes to ground rent, commonhold and making lease extensions cheaper. Some changes have become law. Others have…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a major leasehold reform bill at the Labour Party Conference in September. His speech centred on removing the leasehold system and making the system cheaper for leaseholders. Sounds familiar and almost like he wasnt paying attention for the last 2 bills and several announcements from…

In January, the Government published the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, marking an important step in its long-term ambition to fix issues in this highly complex area of property law. Following the speech, we will explore the Government’s vision further, along with the practical challenges of making it work in…

The Prime Minister (Sir Kier Starmer) has released a TikTok video announcing that ground rents for leaseholders will be capped at £250 for the first 40 years and then reduced to a peppercorn. The Prime Minister stated in the video “good news for homeowners, we are capping ground Rent at…

The budget had some items that will affect the property market. I will not discuss all the tax changes since they are not directly relevant here although of course less money in peoples pockets will affect the property market but in a less direct way. The main item in the…

The Renters Rights Act 2025 has received royal ascent. It is an act that will bring in significant alterations to the UK housing rented sector. Royal ascent was granted on the 27th of November 2025, and the main parts of the Act will be brought in in stages starting on…

Last month the High Court rejected the challenge by freeholders to have some of the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA) stopped. The main provisions within the Act that affect freeholders are as follows; 1. Removal of payment to freeholders of marriage value. 2. Deferment and…

The results of the judicial review of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have been published. This states that the government can effectively; 1. Cap ground rents for lease extension premiums at 0.1% of the market value of the flat 2. Remove marriage value payable to the freeholder. We still…

The leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has been partially introduced so far. The main aspects are the removal of the two year rule. This meant that leaseholders previously had to own the property for two years prior to making an application to the freeholder for a lease extension. The…

Leasehold and freehold act provisions are in force. The new law, the leasehold and freehold reform act has new provisions which have come into force as of 3 March 2025. For leaseholders in mixed use properties the new provisions allow for qualification for right to manage (RTM) when the Commercial…