ABOLISH GROUND RENT PETITION – PLEASE SIGN

Katie Kendrick

The National Leasehold Campaign fully supports this petition to Abolish Ground rents for Existing Residential Leaseholders. Ground Rents are causing increasing issues for existing leaseholders resulting in leaseholders being trapped in homes they can’t sell. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concluded that ground rents for leasehold properties, were neither legally nor commercially necessary, finding them an “unnecessary” burden on leaseholders for which they received little in return. As always it’s paramount leaseholders voices are united to strengthen the message. Even if your not impacted by ground rents, the NLC still ask you show your support to this petition. This petition calls on the Government to: “Abolish ground rent for… Read More

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WHAT LIES BEHIND; MORE THAN JUST A CLADDING SCANDAL

Katie Kendrick

The Building safety fund does not go far enough. It failed to address other fire safety defects and failed to provide any support to those in buildings under 18m. The measures announced will not solve the crisis and much more needs to be done.

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ABOLISH LEASEHOLD PETITION SUPPORTED BY 20K

Katie Kendrick

Abolish Leasehold Petition has smashed through 20k today.  Katie Kendrick, who created the National Leasehold Campaign launched this petition on 1st February 2019. Katie states “This petition is an excellent illustration of people uniting together to send one clear message.  Leasehold has to go. Leasehold needs to be Abolished NOT polished.  This week the Law Commissions Consultation on Commonhold Closed and I’m hoping the strong message to make Commonhold Mandatory was echoed within the submissions.  We want to be able to own our homes.  We understand that comes with responsibility too but it’s our responsibility to have in our own homes not a 3rd party investor” PLEASE SIGN PETITION HERE… Read More

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