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Leasehold reform graphic highlighting pressures facing UK leaseholders and the property market

Propertymark calls for faster leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 3 days ago | 0

Propertymark is urging the government to speed up leasehold reform after research found 93% of leaseholders would not buy another...

Commonhold flats illustrating shared costs, legal duties and collective responsibilities for owners

What commonhold means for flat owners: from legal duties to shared costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP The draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, published in January 2026,...

Golden key and pound symbol beside flats, representing commonhold and leasehold reform

The government’s objective is to make ownership cheaper and easier but can commonhold deliver?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP The government’s language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of,...

Commonhold transition from phased development to resident-controlled homes with housing protection

Why a phased start to commonhold is necessary to protect homeowners and housing supply

Author: Lucy Riley

17th August 2026, 4 weeks ago | 1

The Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, published on 27 January, intends to make commonhold the default tenure for new...

Winners and losers podium illustrating the impact of the proposed UK ground rent cap on leaseholders and freeholders.

The ground rent cap — winners, losers and those in between

Author: Mark Wilson, member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners)

12th August 2026, 1 month ago | 37

Every reform has winners and losers. In this story, everyone already knows the cast: leaseholders good, freeholders bad, cap the...

Illustration of commonhold and leasehold housing costs, showing rising service charges and long-term property savings

Commonhold will not be instantly cheaper

Author: Mari Knowles

31st July 2026, 1 month 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, 1 month ago | 0

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

Leasehold reform concept with “RISK” text, property keys and London skyline illustrating investor uncertainty over commonhold and RTM.

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...

Comic-style superhero representing commonhold reform against a backdrop of modern apartment buildings and London skyline.

Commonhold reform: With great power comes great responsibility

Author: Lucy Riley

1st July 2026, 2 months ago | 3

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

Prospective homeowners viewing a commonhold apartment development with shared ownership management

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...

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook speaking at podium on leasehold reform policy

Housing minister rejects calls for immediate leasehold abolition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2026, 4 months ago | 2

The housing minister claims the government will not “immediately abolish leasehold overnight”. In a speech at the Institute for Government...

Wooden figures illustrating conflict over ground rents and leasehold reform

Industry reaction to capping ground rents and leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2026, 8 months ago | 4

Industry experts have welcomed the government’s plans to cap ground rents at £250 a year in older leases and introduce...

Housing Minister speaking on leasehold and commonhold reforms

Leasehold consultation will boost rights for millions in England and Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2025, 1 year ago | 13

A consultation to bring in sweeping reforms to overhaul what the government calls the ‘feudal leasehold system’ has been unveiled....

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