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Government hints at allowing leaseholders to keep pets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 4

The government has confirmed it is considering giving leaseholders the right to keep a pet. In response to a written...

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Rayner and Gove attack ‘vested interests’ over leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2026, 3 months ago | 3

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

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Leaseholders hesitant to escalate complaints due to redress system

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2026, 4 months ago | 2

The current leasehold redress system is deterring leaseholders from pursuing and resolving complaints, an organisation has warned. The Leasehold Advisory...

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LEASE unveils faster website and free lease length checker

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2026, 4 months ago | 0

The Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) has launched the first phase of a major digital refresh by rolling out a redesigned...

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Industry reaction to capping ground rents and leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2026, 4 months ago | 4

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

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Pressure mounts on government over leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Leaseholders have warned the government not to betray them by watering down promised leasehold reforms. Press reports suggest a growing...

High-rise residential block highlighting cladding and building safety concerns amid calls for a public inquiry

Campaign group calls for statutory public inquiry into cladding failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2026, 5 months ago | 0

A campaign group has called for a statutory public inquiry into the cladding and building safety crisis. claddingscandal.co.uk has written...

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New tenants’ housing union set to challenge landlords and government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2025, 5 months ago | 18

Campaigners are preparing to launch a national housing union next year, saying it will give social and private renters, and...

When is the invoice charged to the leaseholder?

Author: Readers Question

13th June 2025, 12 months ago | 4

Leaseholders have the right to require the Freeholder to provide reasonable facilities to inspect the accounts, receipts and other documents...

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Propertymark guides Welsh agents on new building safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Propertymark has collaborated with the Welsh government to produce an in-depth guide on building safety for letting agents operating in...

Construction inspector assessing cladding on a high-rise residential building

Propertymark urges government to speed up cladding removal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The government’s ambition to remove unsafe cladding from buildings by 2029 has been welcomed by Propertymark – but it is...

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Landlord/Freeholder charging £200 to register a tenant?

Author: Readers Question

13th September 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, my flat which I let out, is in a block of 15. As leaseholders, we applied and got RTM....

Property Management company resigned?

Author: Readers Question

1st September 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, I am a landlord of a flat within an estate and have been paying service charges to a property...

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Leaseholders could end up bearing extra costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The government has launched the biggest cladding removal scheme to fix dangerous cladding for the first time. The cladding safety...

Section 20 issues?

Author: Readers Question

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, together with a majority of leaseholders we went through freehold enfranchisement. There is a total of ten flats. We...

Skylights repair project?

Author: Readers Question

5th June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, I have a Victorian building that is three storeys and has eight flats and was converted many decades ago. ...

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