1/4 million leaseholders have below 80 years remaining on their lease. Time Government took action to Abolish Marriage Value.
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Shadowy Lobbyists Launch Last-Minute Bid to Derail Leasehold Reform
National Leasehold Campaign Warns of ‘Lawfare’ by Vested Interests as Legal Threat Emerges The National Leasehold Campagn has criticised a newly emerged campaign group reported in The Times, warning it represents a coordinated, last‑minute attempt by vested interests to stall and weaken long‑overdue leasehold reform in England and Wales. The intervention comes as momentum builds behind government plans to reform the deeply criticised leasehold system, which has left millions of homeowners facing escalating costs, opaque charges and limited control over their properties. “This Is Not Grassroots — It’s Lawfare” Responding to the development, Katie Kendrick said: “This isn’t grassroots campaigning — it’s lawfare by vested interests using anonymous fronts to… Read More
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Damning Housing Committee Leasehold Report – No More Excuses – Get On With It Now
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) is urging the Government to accelerate legislation for Leasehold and Commonhold reform. Following its scrutiny of the draft reform bill, the Committee demands faster implementation of ground rent caps and stronger protections for existing leaseholders. The report can be found by clicking here The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) has welcomed this hard-hitting scrutiny report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill—but warned that millions of leaseholders cannot afford any further delay. We fully support this bill but agree with the scrutiny panel recommendations which will strengthen the bill ready for presentation to parliament. We strongly urge the government to go further… Read More
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Make Your Voice Heard on the Leasehold Reform Draft Bill
The new draft bill is undergoing scrutiny which is why we need leaseholders to make sure their voices are heard. Complete the Governments online survey now On 27 January 2026, the Government published a draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is investigating whether the proposed reforms in the draft Bill will be effective, and what changes the Government could make to improve the draft Bill before the final version is introduced to Parliament. They would like to hear your views about the draft Bill, which will inform the recommendations they make to the Government. We appreciate the draft bill is extensive and not easy to understand. We would advise you… Read More
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Investors Mouthpeice Attempt To Defend The Indefensible
THE BATTLE HAS INTENSIFIED TODAY AS FACELESS INVESTORS MOUTHPEICE (THE RFA) HAVE WRITTEN TO GOVERNMENT IN A PANIC OVER GROUND RENTS Labour’s leasehold reform battle has intensified as the Residential Freehold Association (RFA) has written to Housing Secretary Steve Reed saying there will be building safety problems if Govt caps ground rents. If Leaseholders haven’t yet joined in the NLC Mass Email event, NOW IS THE TIME TO SEND THAT EMAIL ! The RFA is a lobbying trade body in the UK representing large, ‘professional’ freeholders, particularly those backed by institutional investors and pension funds, in other words they are the mouth piece to faceless investors who use our homes… Read More
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GOVERNMENT ON THE VERGE OF BEING HOODWINKED ON GROUND RENTS
Angela Rayner told the Guardian yesterday “A titanic battle is raging to prevent us capping crippling ground rents that families have to pay, often to faceless companies. We must fight and win it” **** URGENT ACTION NEEDED **** NLC URGE ALL LEASEHOLDERS TO EMAIL THEIR MP – Template provided. If you have any issues accessing the template please email us nationalleaseholdcampaign@gmail.com Angela urges Keir Starmer to keep his promise ……. the question is WILL HE ? Leaseholders can not afford to stay quiet. NLC have launched a MASS EMAIL EVENT ROUND 2. Click this link for template Send your emails ASAP. Any problems accessing the email template please just email… Read More
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Leaseholders delivered a strong New Year message to Parliament
Leaseholders unite to welcome politicians back to Parliament in 2026 with an urgent message about Leasehold. Leaseholders Unite to Welcome Politicians Back to Parliament with Urgent Message Monday 5th January 2026, the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) galvanised leaseholders across the nation through a coordinated mass email action event directed at Members of Parliament (MPs) and Government Ministers. Leaseholders flooded parliamentarians inboxes with calls for Leasehold action. This collective effort aimed to express Leaseholders frustrations regarding the government’s failure to release the long-awaited draft Leasehold and Commonhold Bill, which was originally promised by the end of 2025. In the emails, which flooded MP’s inboxes, leaseholders articulated their disappointment and concern over… Read More
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LEASEHOLDERS START THE NEW YEAR WITH ACTION – JOIN US
Join the NLC Mass Email Event on January 5th 2026 at 9am.
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LEASEHOLDERS LEFT IN THE DARK FOR CHRISTMAS – NLC PRESS RELEASE
Leaseholders left in the dark for Christmas.
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EMAIL YOUR MP NOW TO ATTEND THE LEASEHOLD APPG ON TUESDAY 4TH MARCH.
Leasehold is a cross-party issue, needing cross-party solutions. Make sure your MP joins the APPG and joins the meeting on 4th March at 5pm.
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FINAL CHANCE TO COMPLETE LEASEHOLD MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY – EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY 24TH FEBRUARY.
THIS IS THE FINAL CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY. The National Leasehold Campaign alongside Silence Of Suicide have extended the Mental Health Survey until Monday 24th February. It’s important we capture the human impact Leasehold is having on mental health and well-being. So many leaseholders report feeling anxious, worried, stressed, depressed, trapped, isolated and exhausted by the situation they are in. You are not alone. It is important to let this new government know that NOTHING has change yet and we remain trapped. Labour when in opposition were always vocal on how inactive the previous government had been regarding tackling the Leasehold Scandal. Now they are in power,… Read More
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NLC LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE SURVEY EXTENDED
NLC MORTGAGE SURVEY EXTENDED If you have had or are having issues trying to sell or get a mortgage please complete the NLC short survey. It’s important we capture this information. ENDING FEBRUARY Click on the article below for full details. MORTGAGE SURVEY – NLC WANT TO HEAR YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH LENDERS
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NLC ELF JOINS THE CAMPAIGN TO SEND A XMAS MESSAGE TO GOVERNMENT
THE NLC ELF JOINS THE CAMPAIGN THIS MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS. The NLC Elf arrived in December to offer assistance to the NLC movement. Throughout the festive season, #NLCElf has been sharing our message across social media. Team NLC hope you all having a lovely Christmas. We are about to enter our 8th Year of Campaigning to ABOLISH LEASEHOLD. We now have over 32,000 members on our facebook page and almost 10, 000 following us on X (Formerly Twitter). We are now also on BlueSky Help us to continue to reach more leaseholders to enable our movement to grow and ensure this government take the action we need.
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NLC RECOMMISSIONS LEASEHOLD MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY – PLEASE COMPLETE NOW
The issues of Leasehold remain and the impact on people’s mental health and well-being is immense. The results of the survey will be given to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner and Minister of State for Housing Matthew Pennycook SOS Silence Of Suicide alongside the National Leasehold Campaign feel it is important to capture the true human impact this scandal is having on people’s lives and present these findings to the government. The survey is totally anonymous and takes about 10 minutes to complete. We first jointly ran this survey five years ago, and this survey mirrors the previous one so that the results… Read More
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MORTGAGE SURVEY – NLC WANT TO HEAR YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH LENDERS
NLC Mortgage Lenders Survey We have noticed an increase in the number of NLC members and their families reporting property sales are falling through due to issues with their leases. Also being refused new mortgages or remortgages on more favourable terms. In most cases it is reported that lenders are highlighting onerous leases or TP1 terms as the reason for the refusal. We would like to understand what the core issues are and what lenders are more problematic than others as there appears to be inconsistencies. The following short survey will give us more detailed information re ground rents and service charges which seem to be the most common reasons… Read More
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UP-AND-COMING LEASEHOLD DEBATE THIS WEEK- ASK YOUR MP TO ATTEND NOW
***THIS DEBATE HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED **** We will let you know when the debate has been rescheduled for We must ALL continue to ensure Leasehold is at the top of the political agenda in parliament. Only because the Leasehold and Freehold Act (LFRA) was passed doesn’t mean we sit back patiently and wait for the secondary legislation to be enacted – FAR FROM IT. Currently NOTHING has changed for existing Leaseholders and this MUST CHANGE ! The NLC continues to work tirelessly to help ensure the desperately needed reforms are delivered and the LFRA is ‘Switched on’. The narrative that “It’s all so complicated” and “will take time” is… Read More
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CALL TO ACTION – JOIN THE NLC MASS EMAIL EVENT
THE NATIONAL LEASEHOLD CAMPAIGN (NLC) IS ORGANISING A MORNING OF ACTION NEXT MONDAY – 7TH OCTOBER AT 9AM. We are calling for all leaseholders to email their MP’s at 9am. We want to ensure that the Leasehold Scandal is at the top of the political agenda when they resume from their party conferences on Monday. Our email action is calling for MP’s to : We have tried to make it as easy as possible to join in with this event. We have drafted a template email which you can copy and paste. Please personalise this email to reflect your own personal situation. We advise you draft your email over the… Read More
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NLC DELIVERED CLEAR MESSAGES AT THE LABOUR CONFERENCE
LEASEHOLDERS ARE NOT GOING AWAY – THIS GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE ACTION ! This year the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) commissioned Ad Bikes to deliver our message to the new Government. It was important we let this new government know that NOTHING has changed yet and we remain TRAPPED. Labour, when in opposition was always vocal on how inactive the previous government had been regarding tackling the Leasehold Scandal. Now they are in power, now they have a chance to change it. Leaseholders will be holding this Government to account. The Ad Bikes certainly made an impact and was seen by thousands of delegates who attended. The first Morning the Ad… Read More
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The story of the NLC is back on stage this week in London at the Camden Fringe Festival – Book your tickets now !
A ‘rollicking juggernaut of a show’ about three women taking on the establishment to help millions of leaseholders Show your support to the National Leasehold Campaign who are relentlessly working to expose the LEASEHOLD SCANDAL. BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW, 22ND, 23RD & 24TH AUGUST IN CAMDEN, LONDON https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/fleecehold Fleecehold charts the journey of three extraordinary women from the North-West who fought for justice over the last eight years after being mis-sold their homes using the Government’s Help to Buy scheme. Katie, a nurse, is furious the developer has sold the freehold to her home to a viscount who owns 200,000 freeholds and now wants her to pay nearly £14,000… Read More
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LEASEHOLDER’S TRIBUTE OF THANKS TO LEGEND SIR PETER BOTTOMLEY
A TRIBUTE TO LEASEHOLD LEGEND SIR PETER BOTTOMLEY Unfortunately for leaseholders Sir Peter lost his seat in the general election last week, which means Leaseholders lost a huge voice within Parliament. On behalf of 30,000 members of the National Leasehold Campaign we wanted to say a HUGE thank you to Sir Peter Bottomley for his relentless campaigning for leaseholders. Without doubt we would not be where we are today without his support. Sir Peter will always be considered by us as a ‘Leasehold Legend’. He has been a thorn in the side of government for many many years on this subject and his support for both the NLC and LKP… Read More
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HOW TO GET LEASEHOLD INTO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN – WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW
HOW TO GET LEASEHOLD INTO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN – EVERYONE’S CONTRIBUTION MATTERS During the final three weeks of the election period all political parties will be increasing their presence, knocking on YOUR doors, wanting YOUR vote. The majority of manifestos have now been published and here is what they have to say on the issue of Leasehold : Lib Dem, Conservatives and Labour ACT NOW. 2. Email your candidate – We have produced a template you may find helpful. Please edit the template to tell them your own personal situation. Personalising this email will have more impact than simply copy and paste. Please CC in NLC to this email too… Read More
Continue ReadingWE NEED YOUR URGENT HELP TODAY ! – The government appear to be on the verge of betraying leaseholders.
We may not have paid lobbyists to mislead and influence Number 10 but we do have People Power on our side. ACT NOW !!
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CHOOSE ONLY A PEPPERCORN – COMPLETE THE GROUND RENT CONSULTATION NOW
The government is currently consulting on ‘restricting ground rent for existing leases’. We know leaseholders have completed endless amounts of consultations but we ask you once more to complete this consultation. A MOVE TO A PEPPERCORN GROUND RENT IS THE ONLY OPTION TO KILL OFF GROUND RENTS The NLC is galvanising leaseholders to respond to this consultation en masse. The consultation paper outlines 5 oprtion: The NLC are encouraging leaseholders to boycott ALL the other options and ONLY SELECT CAPPING EXISTING GROUND RENTS AT A PEPPERCRON Cath Williams Co-founder of the NLC states “The rationale we put forward for choosing this option is simple. Peppercorn ground rents are positive for leaseholders,… Read More
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IT’S HERE ! THE LEASEHOLD & FREEHOLD REFORM BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT ON MONDAY 27TH NOVEMBER
Two weeks after the King’s Speech, the long awaited Leasehold & Freehold reform bill will enter parliament Bill to amend the rights of tenants under long residential leases to acquire the freeholds of their houses, to extend the leases of their houses or flats, and to collectively enfranchise or manage the buildings containing their flats, to give such tenants the right to reduce the rent payable under their leases to A PEPPERCORN, to regulate charges and costs payable by residential tenants, to regulate residential estate management and to regulate rentcharges. Leasehold & Freehold Reform Bill We have been repeatedly promised leasehold reforms for many years but this momentous moment can… Read More
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HAVE YOU SEEN THE NLC LONDON BUS?
NLC launches ‘Leasehold is NOT Home Ownership‘ London Bus Campaign. We have commissioned 40 London buses around Westminster to spread our message and raise awareness. The initiative will be seen on the back of London buses circulating the capital for the next month. Katie Kendrick, founder of the NLC states “Following the King’s Speech, which announced the up and coming Leasehold and Freehold Bill, we really are at a crucial time in the campaign. This is no time for consultation fatigue, we urge all leaseholders to complete the governments new consultation on restricting ground rent for existing leases. The NLC is urging all existing ground rents are set at a… Read More
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KEEP LEASEHOLD A TOP PRIORITY – WRITE TO YOUR MP NOW !!!
We are at a CRITICAL point in our campaign. Some people may think the Leasehold Scandal is over but we know different, but does your MP? We NEED as many leaseholders as possible to write to their MP’s to keep Leasehold at the top of the political agenda. It is an outstanding matter for ALL MP’s that they have to sort. The Kings Speech provides government with an opportunity to highlight its priorities for the months ahead. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE LEASEHOLD REFORM IS IN THAT SPEECH ! Writing to your MP can be a great way for them to hear about your Leasehold concerns and take steps to… Read More
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Even Priti Patel’s parents tried to fleece more money out of leaseholders…… 600% more !
Their response when approached by the journalist for a comment was …. “GET LOST !” The full article published in the Mirror can be found below https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/priti-patels-landlord-parents-overpriced-26959507 Katie Kendrick, founder of the National Leasehold Campaign, told the Mirror: “In this situation the leaseholder was left with no other option and was forced to a tribunal to challenge the premium.The process of challenging at tribunal is daunting, stressful and costly for leaseholders as their legal fees mount up.” The full FTT ruling can be found here And it would appear the Patels are not the only ones taking advantage of the feudal archaic leasehold system for their own financial gain.
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DELAY IN BRINGING FORWARD LEGISLATION FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW – CALLING LEASEHOLDERS TO TAKE ACTION NOW !
THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME IN OUR CAMPAIGN. WE MUST GALVANISE LEASEHOLDERS TO JOIN IN WITH THIS MASS EMAIL EVENT ON MONDAY 23RD MAY AT 9AM. All you need to do is send a copy of the NLC email (as per template below) to your MP on Monday morning at 9am. We must all send them at the same time to have maximum impact. Lets fill officials inboxes. Let them know we are not going away. Email your OWN MP CC in:Michael Gove: michael.gove.mp@parliament.ukLord Greenhalgh : greenhalghs@parliament.ukNLC : nationalleaseholdcampaign@gmail.com EMAIL SUBJECT TITLE : LEASEHOLD REFORM BROKEN PROMISES We are devastated at the decision to delay bringing forward legislation for the… Read More
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THE FORCE BEHIND THE NATIONAL LEASEHOLD CAMPAIGN
The best-known, and biggest, group of leasehold campaigners congregate together under the banner of the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC), which was formed four years ago to this day and has 20,000 members.
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LEASEHOLD REVOLUTION – A step closer to Abolishing Leasehold.
Government have announced the biggest reform to English property law in 40 yrs but the devil will be in the detail ……..
Will this really end the Leasehold Scandal ?
Nightmare in LEASE street….
Nightmare on Lease Street – A nightmare that has no end in sight….. FIND OUT MORE
Continue ReadingJOIN THE 1ST FREE ONLINE LEASEHOLD MASTERCLASS TOMORROW
This week’s masterclass – The leaseholder’s guide to buying your freehold 16 April 2020 | between 4pm and 5pm Find out if your building qualifies How to establish the purchase price What does the process entail? What are the pitfalls to look out for? Take an hour from your day and join us! In the coming weeks, Louie Burns and a panel of expert barristers, lawyers and valuers will be holding FREE ONLINE masterclasses on leasehold topics. BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR FUTURE LEASEHOLD MASTERCLASSES……….
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EMAIL YOUR MP TO RAISE THE CMA REPORT IN PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK
Following on from the damning report from the CMA on Friday 28th Feb we are encouraging Leaseholders to write to their MP to bring this to the attention of the government this week to urge them to take ACTION regarding Leasehold WE NEED TO KEEP THIS ISSUE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO DO THAT. We have written a template letter, but please edit as you need to. The more personal it is to your situation the better (don’t forget to include you address in your email) Many thanks for your continued support. Dear (Name of MP) I am writing to you as a Leaseholder who is trapped… Read More
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NLC leads the campaign to save The Victoria Derbyshire show
NLC has launched a petition to Save The Victoria Derbyshire Show
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NLC BACK HOPTON BUILD FOR HOMEBUILDER OF THE YEAR 2020
NLC is backing ethical builder Hopton Build who is the only builder who has built Commonhold this year for ‘Homebuilder Of The Year Award 2020’
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WELSH GOVERNMENT LEASEHOLD SURVEY CLOSES ON 20th DECEMBER
FINAL CALL FOR WELSH LEASEHOLDERS………
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NLC reLEASE fund raising page to get us to the ‘Women In Housing Awards’ 2019
We are pleased to have made the finalist at this years “Women In Housing Awards 2019” For us to attend this corporate event comes with a corporate price tag of almost £2500. We run the NLC purly on donations and therefore have set up a specific fund to raise money for this event so Leaseholder’s can be represented. Find our more about this event by going to our GoFundMe Page Click Here https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-the-nlc-team-to-the-039women-in-housing-awards039?sharetype=teams&member=2630226&rcid=r01-156432087525-3a5c7bafd4944f71&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w
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CMA launch Investigation – A Momentous Day For Our Campaign
Today the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched an Investigation into potential breaches of consumer protection law in the leasehold housing market. This is a momentous day for leaseholders. The National Leasehold Campaign warmly welcomes today’s launch of the CMA investigation into the leasehold housing market. We will, of course, be happy to work with the CMA to give evidence to support their investigation. For thousands of hard-working families across England and Wales, their dreams of home ownership have turned into a living nightmare with onerous ground rents, stinging permission fees, rocketing service charges and that stomach churning, penny drop moment when you realise that you don’t own… Read More
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NATIONAL LEASEHOLD CAMPAIGN NOMINATED FOR WOMEN IN HOUSING AWARDS 2019
We are so proud that people are nominating us for the Women In Housing Awards. As you know we work tirelessly for ALL leaseholders who are caught up in the complicated leasehold system. If you think we deserve to be nominated for this award please take a moment to complete the nomination process. We are suggesting the following categories: TEAM OF THE YEAR – National Leasehold Campaign WOMEN OF THE YEAR – Katie Kendrick (founder of the NLC) TEAM OF THE YEAR The NLC was launched in Jan 2017 and has gone from strength to strength. The past 12 months we have: Held a demonstration in London which was supported… Read More
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THE NATIONAL LEASEHOLD CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
As our Petition to Abolish Leasehold in the UK reaches over 27,500, the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) have unveiled its Mayday Pledge to bring justice for the more than six million Brits trapped in what is widely tipped to be the next mis-selling scandal. As a not-for-profit organisation we have devised different pledges for developers, freeholders and local authorities to sign up to in the wake of the industries own pledge announced in March, which has been described by the NLC as being ‘as little as they think they can get away with’ “We have now created the NLC Mayday Pledge where we are calling on developers, freeholders and local… Read More
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NLC urges ALL leaseholders to email their MPS & ask them to support the Select Committees Recommendations.
The government now have 2 months to respond to the report. NOW IS THE TIME TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO GO QUIET. Even if you have contacted your MP before its paramount you do so again. 1. Ask your MP to write to MHCLG to ask them to adopt the recommendations from the Select Committee Inquiry into leasehold reform. Include the link to the report in your email: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmcomloc/1468/full-report.html Select Committee Report 2. If your MP is already a member of the APPG on leasehold & Commonhold Reform, thank them and remind them the next meeting is on Thursday 9th May. 3. If not a… Read More
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LEAFLET AWARENESS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
NLC launched a new leaflet to raise awarness. The support from around the England & Wales has been phenomenal. We have posted over 30k leaflets to campaigners who are eager and keen to mobilise and raise awareness. Leaflets have been spotted all around the UK. If you have spotted any leaflets or would like us to send you some leaflets please email : nationalleaseholdcampaign@gmail.com Please let us know if you can help. #PEOPLEPOWER
Continue ReadingProvide A Better Deal For Leaseholders – Take ACTION now. Closing 7th January 2019.
LAW COMMISSIONS ENFRANCHISMENT CONSULTATION CLOSES ON 7TH JANUARY We hope you are all having a lovely Christmas with family and friends. The deadline for the Law Commissions Consultation on Enfranchisement is creeping up on us (7th Jan 19) and it’s paramount ALL Leaseholder’s complete it. CLICK HERE The Law Commission have launched a Consultation Paper on leasehold enfranchisement reform: “Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease”. The provisional proposals would: Provide a better deal for leaseholders by making enfranchisement easier, quicker and more cost effective; Reform the existing rights of leaseholders, including removing the separate rules for houses and for flats; and Simplify, and reduce the legal… Read More
Continue ReadingNLC LEASEHOLD VOICES LAUNCH NEW VIDEO
More & more leaseholders are becoming aware they are caught in this feudal outdated abusive system. We will continue to unite together. We will continue to speak up. We will continue to have our voices heard.
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