MPs Urge Leasehold Reform to Make Home Owning Fairer
MPs are calling for far-reaching reform to leasehold property laws to make owning a home cheaper and fairer. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee claim freeholders are abusing the leasehold property system by making charges that cannot be justified....
Escalating Ground Rents Trap New-build Investors
Buy to let landlords investing in new build leasehold properties that are almost impossible to sell will get a lifeline from the government. Thousands of landlords who have ploughed cash into leasehold new build properties have found the homes difficult to sell or...Headlease obligations
In Sched 8 of the headlease of my flat which I am about to rent out, there appear to be several lessee obligations over and above the tenant obligations contained in your AST template. Eg weight restriction on my numbered parking space. Could I add a clause...Freeholder wants to cut of the water supply
Hi Adrian, We own a flat in a block of 4 on a share of freehold basis. There is no explicit “freeholders” agreement so arranging works for the building has always been difficult. The owner of the basement flat wants to cut of the mains water to the...Do rent demands for long leaseholders need to be sent by post?
or can they be sent via e-mail and can the demand ask that the payment is made direct to a bank rather than the rent having to be taken/posted to an address?
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