Insights

On 11 January 2021, the Government announced an extension to the “winter truce” on the enforcement of possession orders until 21 February 2021 pursuant to The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protecti...

Fire safety works in blocks of flats are big news at the moment.   These works are not just cladding removal but all sorts of other things. Leaseholders are potentially being asked to pay through th...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 restricts the ability of landlords and letting agents to charge fees to tenants in England, but the Act does not ban all fees and charges. There are various ‘permitted payme...

On 07 January 2021 the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced proposals that mean leaseholders would be able to extend their lease by 990 years instead of the current 90 years allowed by the Lease...

“Not a victim of her own misfortune” - His Honour Judge Saggerson makes it clear that racism must not be tolerated by London and Quadrant when handing down judgment in Tia Jones v London and Quadr...

On 10 December 2020, the Government published a new version of its “How to Rent: The Checklist for Renting in England” guide. The booklet had not been updated since July 2019 and since that date t...

As part of Anthony Gold’s Housing Week this week, my colleagues Giles Peaker and Jenny Evans recorded a webinar entitled “Leaseholders and build defects – issues and remedies” – the recordin...

For today’s part of Housing week, Head of Housing Andrew Brookes answers some frequently asked questions related to service charges for Council and Local Authority leaseholders. https://soundclou...