FREE LEASEHOLDERS IN THE NEWS
Unlike the powerful freeholder lobby, grassroots leaseholders have to scrap for every column inch we can to make our voices heard.
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A TWO-TIER HOUSING MARKET WILL BE THE RESULT OF LABOUR’S HALF-BAKED LEASEHOLD PLANS
The current system in England and Wales is iniquitous, but the answer isn’t to divide flats into shiny new-builds v leasehold debt traps
LABOUR’S LEASEHOLD PLAN LEAVES MILLIONS OF FLAT-OWNERS TRAPPED
A pensioner with cancer lost her home due to unaffordable charges – will the government’s reforms truly help?
SCRAPPING LEASEHOLD FOR NEW FLATS ISN’T ENOUGH – WHAT ABOUT THOSE ALREADY TRAPPED?
If delivered, yesterday’s announcement that the government is to compel commonhold on all new flats will stop the next generation of homebuyers from having their wealth plundered by mysterious, often offshore freeholders
LABOUR MUST PUT LEASEHOLDERS FIRST, NOT VESTED INTERESTS
Labour pledged to end “feudal leasehold.” They must not betray that promise
THE RENTIER ECONOMY SHOULD BE LABOUR’S PRIORITY IN THIS BUDGET
The manifesto promise on leasehold reform must not be broken
WHY LABOUR WILL EFFECT LEASEHOLD LEGISLATION IN 2025
Ending leasehold is an agenda that can hit the sweet spot for Labour and that is why we won’t bet against speedy activation of the 2024 Act
Delivering for working people: abolishing toxic leasehold must be in Labour’s first King’s Speech
This is an exciting year for leaseholds. Let’s hope Labour has the guts to take the decisive action needed, writes Harry Scoffin, founder of Free Leaseholders