🥩BOOM! FORMER NO10 AIDE BARONESS FINN CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO BEEF UP THE BILL🥩

She notes Boris Johnson committed in the 2019 Conservatives manifesto to banning all new leasehold homes, not just houses.

She urges action on forfeiture, participation thresholds and commonhold.

Yesterday, we spoke to Rob Blackie 🔶, the Liberal Democrats London mayoral candidate, about the leasehold scandal in the capital.

He told us about his plans for Londoner leaseholders and highlighted his party’s national policy to abolish leasehold for commonhold. Video coming soon!

Fantastic to see this! A future The Labour Party MP clarifies the position.

While no leasehold law will be brought forward within the first 100 days, a radical piece of legislation to reform leasehold out of existence is a priority for the next Labour government.

Manifesto, please.

After the last 24 hours with Labour’s u-turn on leasehold reform, I'd encourage all progressive leaseholders to not vote for Sadiq Khan The Labour Party. You should vote Rob Blackie 🔶 Liberal Democrats or Zoë Garbett The Green Party

🚨The Labour Party drops Lisa Nandy pledge for radical leasehold legislation in first 100 days🚨

Shocking news from Emilio Casalicchio Playbook briefing.

No guarantee leasehold and commonhold reform will be in the The Labour Party manifesto either.

Where do we go now? politico.eu/newsletter/lon…

Labour has dropped its pledge to abolish leasehold within the first 100 days of government if it wins the general election trib.al/v1v7vyO

Are you a London leasehold and living in a debt trap? Well London Labour Sadiq Khan Mayor of London The Labour Party have a message for you!

Liberal Democrats The Green Party

Today, I learned that I would save a whopping £1.70 if I buy out my onerous ground rent under the Leasehold and Freeehold Reform Bill as opposed to getting a lease extension I don't need under the same Bill.

And the point is?

Lee Rowley

.Liberal Democrats come out to bat for leaseholders again.

Their party is committed to abolishing leasehold altogether via a mass shift to commonhold.

The more leasehold is in the media, the more we will be hearing from them.

Leaseholders, keep sharing your stories!

“Why are LHers paying FHers secret commissions?”
Leasehold would be fine if ALL acted honourably ALL the time but they do not. Paraphrasing Tim Leunig “it is a magnet for sharks”.
Conflict of interests and corrupt incentives need removing not regulating.
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Ending the leasehold scandal is key priority & we know how many people across the country are impacted by this antique system- Labour's commitment to ending leasehold & making commonhold the default priority remains our position.

I’m hearing a growing number of horror stories on service charge increases from friends with leasehold properties. It feels as though the flood gates have now opened. Letters going into local MPs.

As I said, the government were warned, hopefully action will be urgently taken

Odd that no one is talking building standards or consumer protection. Leasehold reform won’t work and the market in flats won’t revive till this is tackled too.

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#leasehold ruins lives

Noticed how often leasehold is in the news? A system invented by the rich and privileged a 1000 years ago, and astonishingly still going because the rich can buy off politicians and milk trapped leaseholders.

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.Richard Tice 🇬🇧 comes out to bat for leaseholders again.

There are clear opportunities here for insurgent parties and candidates to exploit the failure of Conservatives and The Labour Party to really own this agenda.

Increasing competition in the leasehold space is great for voters!

Stay with me.

All lands are vested to the state Government and not the federal government.
Wondering why your grandfather’s farm is over 99years and nothing is happening?
It’s because there are two types of ownerships; the freehold and the leasehold.

Nothing on #leasehold in The Labour Party's latest policy publication.

labour.org.uk/updates/storie…

As a follow up to my initial leasehold report – I spoke to leaseholders in Cheshire who are dismayed by a recent 215% service charge hike. From £84 to £265.50pm.

79-year old Gloria tells me she is terrified of living in debt but has little choice as she simply can't afford it.

When leasehold campaigners say how the system enables corruption, this is a very good example of what they are talking about. Millions are being fleeced in their own homes. This is what the sector is seeking to protect by watering down the Bill.