6/6 further updates when I can and only if appropriate. Some positive news on progress in the meantime ! 💪 Loan Charge & Taxpayer Fairness APPG Loan Charge Action Group [LCAG] Carol Vorderman Keith M Gordon Osita Mba Times Radio Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱. Emma Agyemang

After a Bishop tried to suggest some Freeholders (ie the Church of England) are saint-like builders of community life, I pointed out that Leasehold scamming is systemic.

It doesn't matter how nice patrician overlords are, it still undermines ordinary leaseholders autonomy and

Only in Lords would an Earl complain that using the word 'feudal' when discussing Leasehold is pejorative and an insult. In a short clarification, I declared my interest as a liberated serf.

But - a serious point - we should not let project fear be used to suggest that

Before both Houses were tied up with the #RwandaBill , we discussed the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill at committee stage.

My attempt at holding both this government, any future government, to their promises on abolishing leaseholds and replacing with a self-managing

Leaseholders who haven't been able to see outside their windows for half a decade because it's covered in scaffolding have slammed an 'astronomical' bill from Tower Hamlets Council charging them up to £99K to remove it and carry out major works after threatening legal action.

It's worth saying again, even though it's trite now....

But what a sick, sick country we live in where people can be defrauded in their own homes and no one in power does a thing to stop it.

Scottish government secures power to introduce building safety levy - Inside Housing - goo.gl/alerts/2cHqkZ #GoogleAlerts

London landlord agrees £40m funding as NatWest steps up sector lending - Inside Housing - goo.gl/alerts/G4WUku #GoogleAlerts

How insurance hikes for high rises are devastating social landlords and leaseholders - goo.gl/alerts/TC2xZe #GoogleAlerts

When will you force those who caused this 100% avoidable crisis to pay all costs (backdated), including increases in mortgages and insurance Michael Gove?

Scotland handed power to introduce building safety levy | Construction News - goo.gl/alerts/YiyTXo #GoogleAlerts

'It's been hell': One homeowner's battle to sell her flat with cladding - iNews - goo.gl/alerts/KeBso3 #GoogleAlerts

London landlord agrees £40m funding as NatWest steps up sector lending - Inside Housing - goo.gl/alerts/Ss7dHn #GoogleAlerts

UK Cladding Action Group Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Lee Rowley Michael Gove our BSF cladding works complete. new PAS9980 FRAEW still giving a B2 EWS1 due to external wall risks that BSF would not pay for. Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities can’t confirm that the company who has signed the developer pledge is really our developer or not. Shit creek & no paddle.

2/3 Is the price of a cap on ground rents that the variables used to calculate lease enfranchisement and ground rent buy outs will be fixed at the current levels (very) favourable to landlords?

3/3 Those new rules also require commencement and secondary legislation, which could be derailed by backroom lobbying.

No doubt the ground rent grazers are already whining to Labour.

We await the details of the new legislation with interest.

1/3 The issue now is whether this is included in the Leasehold & Freehold Reform Bill and whether that passes before any election.

The new rules will then need to be commenced (given legal effect). Lobbying could stop that, particularly if there is a change of government.

Why did I buy it ? 🤦‍♀️

After 7.5 yrs of campaigning to raise awareness of the leasehold scandal and some Lord just fails to understand how we have got here 🤦‍♀️

And there lies the problem folks........

🧵 leaseholders lose negligence claim in County Court against solicitors for failing to advice AST trap stemming from £495 ground rent. Rent also RPI linked every 15 years. Rawdon Crozier🇺🇦 martinboyd womblebonddickinson.com/uk/insights/ne…

Your fact finding exposed what leaseholds know from experience we and instinct, it’s great to have evidence. Thank you.