leasehold

Commonhold myths and realities — A balanced take on the new tenure’s potential

Author: Mari Knowles

6th August 2026, 2 months ago | 6

Commonhold was first introduced in England and Wales in 2002 but failed to take off due to a lack of...

Commonhold will not be instantly cheaper

Author: Mari Knowles

31st July 2026, 2 months ago | 3

Leaseholders are among the many people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, and many are looking to leasehold reform as a...

Leasehold Reform and the Commonhold Question: Evolution or Revolution?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA) represents one of...

Commonhold and RTM: the investor risk is changing

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

24th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Property investors have good reason to watch leasehold reform closely. Much of the public debate is framed around homeowners, but...

Leaseholders to receive government support over unsafe cladding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 2 months ago | 1

The government has announced funding to help protect leaseholders living in buildings affected by unsafe cladding. Under the plans, funding...

Leasehold crisis continues as thousands face mounting costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Leaseholders remain trapped by rising costs and are unable to sell their homes, despite the government’s Leasehold and Freehold Act....

Commonhold reform: With great power comes great responsibility

Author: Lucy Riley

1st July 2026, 3 months ago | 3

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised...

Commonhold explained: What agents should tell buyers and sellers

Author: Mari Knowles

25th June 2026, 3 months ago | 9

The reform debate is moving quickly and consumers are increasingly asking what commonhold is, what it changes and what it...

Pressure mounts to move £250 ground rent cap forward to 2027

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Media reports suggest the government could bring forward plans to cap ground rents following pressure from MPs. A story in...

Leaseholders clash with lobby group over leasehold reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Leaseholders have slammed a “shadowy lobbyist group” for its last-ditch attempt to derail leasehold reform. The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC)...

Government committee urges faster leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2026, 4 months ago | 0

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) committee has scrutinised the government’s draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, saying it...

Campaigners demand urgent reform as leaseholders warned over financial risk

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2026, 4 months ago | 2

Leaseholders are being forced to gamble as campaigners urge the government to act now. The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) says...

A direct comparison between leasehold and commonhold

Author: Mari Knowles

21st May 2026, 4 months ago | 17

Commonhold is an alternative form of property ownership to freehold and leasehold. Whilst commonhold has existed since 2002, it has...

Government sets out leasehold reforms including broadband rights and ground rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 4 months ago | 12

Leaseholders will have a legal right to request fast broadband connections, with freeholders unable to unreasonably refuse. Under the Leasehold...

Government unveils leasehold reform and social housing investment in King’s Speech

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2026, 5 months ago | 0

King Charles has delivered the King’s Speech setting out the government’s legislative agenda. Among the proposals was the Commonhold and...

Any thoughts on new build ‘Fleecehold’?

Author: Readers Question

30th April 2026, 5 months ago | 14

Hello, I am thinking of buying a NEW build on an estate where the developer wants to charge £252 per...

Rayner and Gove attack ‘vested interests’ over leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2026, 7 months ago | 3

Two former housing secretaries have slammed the “vested interests of freeholders” over their response to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform...

Can the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill deliver on its objectives?

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

24th February 2026, 7 months ago | 0

We now have the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. It is not yet in final form and there may...