A look at the recent reform agenda A short history of the recent reform agenda The big topic on everyone’s lips at the moment is the King’s speech set for 7th November 2023, and the question that we all want to know the answer to is ‘will there be any kind of announcement about leasehold, and if so, what sort?’ …
Lease Renewals under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Some known issues
The proposed amendment to Section 119 of the Building Safety Act 2022 The Building Safety Act 2022 (‘BSA’) brings in sweeping changes and seeks to provide leaseholders with protection against service charge costs relating to remedial work concerning building safety. In particular, the BSA seeks to provide qualifying leaseholders with protection against service charge costs relating to remedial work …
Leasehold not to be abolished yet …
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/10/plans-abolish-feudal-leasehold-system-england-wales So it seems that leasehold won’t be abolished in this parliament – although many of us will have thought that this wouldn’t happen what we do have is the idea that there will be something from Mr Gove next month As the article says ‘the measures are expected to include a cap on ground rents, more powers for tenants …
Leasehold Reform News – an update.. Ministerial Letter gives news of reforms in the second session of this Parliament
We have been wondering when the next phase of leasehold reform will be coming …. Well now we have some news. In a carefully worded letter from the Minister Lord Greenhalgh addressed to me in my ALEP capacity, he states that Government intends to press ahead with the plans previously announced to ban marriage value and to ‘simplify’ the basis …