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Two-thirds of London boroughs home to tower with ‘Grenfell cladding’
I lost £70,000 because I bought a leasehold flat – everything fell apart
I lost £70,000 because I bought a leasehold flat – everything fell apart
Labour’s shadow housing minister Matthew Pennycook said it “beggars’ belief” that so many still have deadly Grenfell-style ACM cladding
London Evening Standard - 14 June 2023
I lost £70,000 because I bought a leasehold flat – everything fell apart
I lost £70,000 because I bought a leasehold flat – everything fell apart
I lost £70,000 because I bought a leasehold flat – everything fell apart
‘I’m far from the only leaseholder to have been financially destroyed by this archaic, feudal system of home ownership,’ says Hannah Fearn
The i - 14 June 2023
The great leaseholders’ revolt
I lost £70,000 because I bought a leasehold flat – everything fell apart
Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy
From the Red Wall to Labour London, a growing anti-leasehold movement is pushing for radical change on housing.
New Statesman - 3 June 2023
Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy
Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy
Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy
A spokesperson for anti-leasehold campaign group, Commonhold Now, said Labour’s focus on ending the “toxic tenure” came as a “huge relief”, and added that it was “smart politics”.
LabourList - 23 May 2023
House prices need to fall relative to income, Keir Starmer says
Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy
The Guardian view on Tory housing policy: profits ahead of people
Meanwhile, the Labour leader also clarified that his party would not bring an immediate end to the leasehold system if elected next year.
The Guardian - 17 May 2023
The Guardian view on Tory housing policy: profits ahead of people
Labour to force vote on leaseholds as party turns its focus on housing policy
The Guardian view on Tory housing policy: profits ahead of people
No 10 blocked a vote-winning proposal to end leaseholding – wary of picking a fight with wealthy donors
The Guardian - 12 May 2023
Conservative voters support scrapping leasehold, poll finds
Rishi Sunak abandons leasehold reform backed by majority of Tory voters
Rishi Sunak abandons leasehold reform backed by majority of Tory voters
A majority of Conservative voters are in favour of abolishing leasehold ownership, a poll has found
Inside Housing - 12 May 2023
Rishi Sunak abandons leasehold reform backed by majority of Tory voters
Rishi Sunak abandons leasehold reform backed by majority of Tory voters
Rishi Sunak abandons leasehold reform backed by majority of Tory voters
Government pledge to adopt commonhold system is now felt to be unachievable in what amounts to second U-turn in as many days
The Telegraph - 11 May 2023
Ground rents capped but leaseholds to stay, Michael Gove to announce
Rishi Sunak abandons leasehold reform backed by majority of Tory voters
Ground rents capped but leaseholds to stay, Michael Gove to announce
Millions of leasehold homeowners will have their ground rent capped at “peppercorn” rates, ministers are to pledge, after backing away from wider reforms to England’s “feudal” property system
The Times - 11 May 2023
Leaseholds will not be abolished by government this year
Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped
Ground rents capped but leaseholds to stay, Michael Gove to announce
The leasehold system will not be abolished in England and Wales this year, despite Housing Secretary Michael Gove previously promising to scrap it
BBC News - 11 May 2023
Tories beware: the Lib Dems are back
Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped
Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped
A new Opinium poll for Commonhold Now finds 60 per cent of Conservative 2019 voters support abolishing leaseholds
Katy Balls in The Spectator - 10 May 2023
Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped
Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped
Plans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped
Row between Michael Gove and No 10 results in end of promise to scrap leaseholds
The Guardian - 10 May 2023
Leaseholders are trapped in property purgatory
Ipswich: Commonhold Now joins Cardinal Lofts in their battle
Ipswich: Commonhold Now joins Cardinal Lofts in their battle
Leasehold is a feudal system without the noblesse oblige
CapX - 4 May 2023
Ipswich: Commonhold Now joins Cardinal Lofts in their battle
Ipswich: Commonhold Now joins Cardinal Lofts in their battle
Ipswich: Commonhold Now joins Cardinal Lofts in their battle
Leaseholders of Cardinal Lofts have joined forces with a campaigner in a bid to introduce new laws that will protect homeowners across the country
Ipswich Star - 21 April 2023
Landlords gain right to sue over rip-off insurance policies
Ipswich: Commonhold Now joins Cardinal Lofts in their battle
Landlords gain right to sue over rip-off insurance policies
City regulator clears way for leaseholders to claim back commission fees
The Telegraph - 21 April 2023
Michael Gove warns firms who won’t fix fire-risk flats
Government ‘must defy’ developers’ calls to drop vital leasehold overhauls
Landlords gain right to sue over rip-off insurance policies
Premiums for buildings insurance have soared in the wake of the Grenfell fire, City watchdog the FCA revealed.
The Times - 21 April 2023
FCA tells brokers to stop paying third parties without justification
Government ‘must defy’ developers’ calls to drop vital leasehold overhauls
Government ‘must defy’ developers’ calls to drop vital leasehold overhauls
The Financial Conduct Authority expects brokers of multi-occupancy buildings to “immediately stop paying commissions to third parties where they do not have appropriate justification and evidence for doing so”.
Insurance Post - 21 April 2023
Government ‘must defy’ developers’ calls to drop vital leasehold overhauls
Government ‘must defy’ developers’ calls to drop vital leasehold overhauls
Government ‘must defy’ developers’ calls to drop vital leasehold overhauls
Housing secretary Michael Gove is facing pressure to abandon popular plans to reform England and Wales’ feudal leasehold system, Josiah Mortimer reports
Byline Times - 12 April 2023
Michael Gove faces an uphill battle to turf out the medieval long leaseholds
Michael Gove faces an uphill battle to turf out the medieval long leaseholds
Michael Gove faces an uphill battle to turf out the medieval long leaseholds
We are one of the few countries left in the world with a leasehold system for our homes – where people buy the right to live in their flat, but not the property itself, writes Elena Siniscalco
CityAM - 11 April 2023
UK leaseholders face down landlords over insurance costs
Michael Gove faces an uphill battle to turf out the medieval long leaseholds
Michael Gove faces an uphill battle to turf out the medieval long leaseholds
Recent legal victories likely to trigger more challenges as service charges soar ...
Financial Times - 17 February 2023
Fixing our shoddy new-build homes could bankrupt us
Michael Gove faces an uphill battle to turf out the medieval long leaseholds
‘I’ll lose a third of my home’s value if I sell – I’ll never vote Conservative again’
Three luxury flats in a new block were so badly built that bricks are already falling out. The owners’ legal battle has cost £250,000 - so far.
Sunday Times - 6 November 2022
‘I’ll lose a third of my home’s value if I sell – I’ll never vote Conservative again’
‘I’ll lose a third of my home’s value if I sell – I’ll never vote Conservative again’
‘I’ll lose a third of my home’s value if I sell – I’ll never vote Conservative again’
Government plans to reform the leasehold system have been watered down ...
The Telegraph - 29 June 2022
‘I am writing the cheque yet I have no control over what is being spent’
‘I’ll lose a third of my home’s value if I sell – I’ll never vote Conservative again’
Probe demanded after cladding scandal victims hit with 400% insurance price hike
Some residents of managed blocks of flats have seen utility bills rise 231 per cent ...
Sunday Times - 20 March 2022
Probe demanded after cladding scandal victims hit with 400% insurance price hike
‘I’ll lose a third of my home’s value if I sell – I’ll never vote Conservative again’
Probe demanded after cladding scandal victims hit with 400% insurance price hike
Dramatic rise in insurance costs rubs ‘salt in sore wounds’ for leaseholders already facing huge bills to fix fire safety defects ...
Independent - 10 November 2021