The above picture is a commonhold development in Bristol where a local community formed a commonhold association to buy and convert a derelict office site. Land reform and leasehold reform       1>Problems with leasehold in England and Wales :   When your lease expires if you do nothing you become a mere [...]

Commonhold Mark Two   It is widely anticipated that the Government’s legislative programme for the next Parliamentary session to be announced on 11 May will contain two  Bills to deal with leasehold reform. There will be a ground rent bill and a bill to revive the commonhold tenure. The leasehold system originates from the [...]

The above picture is the commonhold scheme in Bristol   Commonhold must replace old-fashioned leasehold system   England and Wales are one of the few countries in the world with a leasehold system that has its origins in feudal time. You can pay thousands for a lease and become a mere tenant when the lease […]

This cross -party Committee report makes important critical recommendations on the Government’s approach to implementing Dame Judith Hackitt’s report following the Grenfell Tower Fire on 17 June 2017.The Bill seeks to establish the Building Safety Regulator to oversee a rigorous new regulatory regime for the design, construction and [...]

  Reform of the private rented sector: the consumer view A Which Policy Report July 2018 5b880ec747bc1-reform-of-the-private-rented-sector-the-consumer-view-1 This major report by Which? into the private rented sector has only recently come across my desk. The current lockdown and the implications for private tenants will impose [...]