MHCLG Consultation – ground rents to be capped at £10, leasehold houses to be banned

On 15th October 2018, the Housing Minister, James Brokenshire announced a Government Consultation on two changes to the current law on leasehold. The MHCLG announcement follows on from the Government Consultation ‘Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market” and is a ‘technical consultation’. The consultation will be open for 6 weeks and relates to the two main proposals that will …

Breaking news.. Law Commission extends consultation period

Nick Hopkins outlines the terms of reference for the law commission’s paper on enfranchisement – recommendations on valuation only. Consultation period to be extended until 7th January 2019 – a bit more time to read all 564 pages and answer the 135 questions! As announced today at the ARMA Conference 2018.