In most Warner leases there are no service charges because the leaseholder has responsibility for maintenance. But generally its more common for the freeholder to have the responsibility, and to recover costs from the leaseholder either as a fixed annual…

Are you a leaseholder in Walthamstow? Are you satisfied with your managing agent? If not what kind of problems are you having? We’ve set up a short survey to find out more about living in leasehold in Waltham Forest.  The…

At the weekend the Financial Times published a special report on leasehold. The report, entitled Leasehold homes – what an estate agent won’t tell you, lays bare all the problems with leasehold as a form of tenure, including the exploitation…

At last! This month an all-party Parliamentary group was formed to focus on leasehold and commonhold. The leasehold reform charity LKP has been lobbying MPs for more than a year on this, and two of its directors, Jim Fitzpatrick, Labour,…

The building at the heart of Walthamstow’s regeneration project won awards, but its management is in chaos according to residents.  Walthamstow Scene is a mixed development with restaurants and a multiplex on the ground floor and residential units above –…

This week Leasehold Knowledge Partnership reports a scandal that shows how right to buy, combined with feudal leasehold law, creates fresh hell for ordinary Londoners trying to get a secure roof over their heads. Within months of completing their purchase…