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Property agent licence and pound fee tag illustrating new leasehold regulation and fee caps

Property agents face new licensing rules as government targets excessive fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 2 days ago | 0

The government has announced plans to strengthen leaseholders’ rights by introducing regulation for property agents and capping fees. Under the...

London leasehold service charges remain high despite falling costs for taller residential buildings

Service charges drop but London leaseholders still face steep costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2026, 3 days ago | 2

Despite a fall in service charges for leasehold properties across London, charges still remain high. Data from The Property Institute...

Crumbling question mark symbolising uncertainty over UK leasehold valuation reform rates

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Article by Vanessa Griffiths, ALEP Member The government’s consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help...

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

Government sets out options for leaseholders facing costly building repairs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 1 week ago | 0

The government has issued guidance for leaseholders in buildings with non-cladding defects when their developer becomes insolvent. In response to...

Scales weighing 5% against 4% above London, illustrating the debate over prescribed leasehold valuation rates.

From property tribunal to Whitehall: what happens when ministers set the valuation rate?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Article by Vanessa Griffiths, ALEP Member The government’s consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates, at its most basic level, focuses...

Leaseholder weighing whether to extend now or wait for leasehold reform amid the 80-year threshold

Extend now or wait? The short-lease dilemma under leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

Article by Vanessa Griffiths, ALEP Member Leaseholders frequently ask whether they should enfranchise now or wait until legislation (both the...

Deferment and capitalisation rates illustrated alongside residential property and the London skyline

Deferment and capitalisation rates: the small percentages with large consequences

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Article by Vanessa Griffiths, ALEP Member The government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment...

£250 ground rent cap symbol highlighting calls for faster leasehold reform

Leaseholders call for immediate £250 ground rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

A leasehold group is urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham to bring forward the £250 ground rent cap. The National Leasehold...

Andy Burnham holding a leasehold reform folder beside a window marked September, reflecting the bill’s possible First Reading

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Andy Burnham use it?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Article by Mark Chick, ALEP director and Senior Partner at Bishop & Sewell LLP At the time of writing, the...

Leaseholders driving towards Right to Manage amid uncertainty over leasehold reform

Reform uncertainty drives Right to Manage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP Over the past year, I have seen more leaseholders move towards...

Free lease extension calculator for leaseholders checking lease length and estimated extension costs

Free lease extension calculator launched for leaseholders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2026, 1 month ago | 1

A new online tool has been launched to help leaseholders check their lease length and estimate extension costs. The Leasehold...

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, 1 month ago | 7

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

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...

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...

The Building Safety Act and the smaller landlord

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 apartment block trapped by rising service charges, ground rent and maintenance costs, highlighting difficulties selling flats.

Leasehold crisis continues as thousands face mounting costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2026, 3 months ago | 0

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

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, 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...

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...

Pressure gauge showing a proposed £250 ground rent cap as leasehold reform consultation papers fly overhead

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 and freeholder lobbyists in a tug-of-war over leasehold reform outside Parliament

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)...

Worried leaseholders weigh financial risks around expiring leases and ground rent reforms in the UK housing market.

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...

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