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Leasehold reform: One step forward, two steps back Leaseholders have waited long enough ! @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social propertyindustryeye.com/leasehold-re...

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I'm trying not to turn the heating on': The pensioner leaseholders seeing service charges rise by up to 2,500% 'Leasehold is a grotesquely unfair system that continues to destroy people's lives until the bitter end' #LeaseholdScandal #Trapped www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortga...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

We are delighted @londonassembly.bsky.social have unanimously supported the motion for London to be the pilot for Commonhold @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social you may have your first volunteer here.. @london.gov.uk supported leaseholders at our #LeaseholdersTogether rally in 2021 #GetCommonholdDone

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

💥The London Assembly urged London Mayor to pilot Commonhold ASAP💥 Calls on the @london.gov.uk to introduce a commonhold pilot project on GLA land,to help provide Londoners with an alternative to leasehold ASAP #GetCommomholdDone @londonassembly.bsky.social www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

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💥 HOW DOES LEASEHOLD MAKE YOU FEEL? 💥 The #LeaseholdScandal is having a huge impact on our mental health. People report feeling "trapped, anxious and worried" Tell us how leasehold makes you feel........ #MH #mentalhealth #Leasehold www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/nlc-recommis...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Blog post on recent FTT RCO for £13m + against 76 respondents at Vista Tower. Post looks at associate liability , the 'just and equitable discretion', and relevant defects. @lkpleasehold.bsky.social @eocs-official.bsky.social @nlc-movement.bsky.social blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/housing-afte...

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❌ Leasehold rip off tenure in NORTHERN IRELAND!!❌ Thought it had been eliminated by legislation back in 2002/3? NOPE Lholdrs in NI reached out to @nlc-movement.bsky.social as they have absolutely no protection or legal recourse to challenge unfair charges #leasehold Please sign👇 chng.it/6CktWmgBfh

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Mr Forster to MHCLG what steps are being taken “to ensure the effectiveness of (a) compliance by contractors&(b) enforcement measures by the new Building Safety Regulator with the Building Safety Act 2022” @nlc-movement.bsky.social @eocs-official.bsky.social www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/bsr-and...

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💥FANTASTIC NEWS💥 @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social The Right to Manage Statutory Instrument will be laid in parliament on Monday, and will come in to effect from 3rd March 2025 #LeaseholdScandal @cathnlc.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/n...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

I had to sell my father’s retirement flat at less than half price –that took six years . While we were waiting it cost £4,000 a year Service charges. “retirement housing has resulted in massive wealth erosion for thousands of families” @lkpleasehold.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...

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Cowboy operator' RMG in crosshairs as thousands left frustrated at service charges "RMG are neglectful, they bully people, they overcharge. They threaten people with debt collectors if they don’t do what they want.” @theleaduk.bsky.social #LeaseholdScandal national.thelead.uk/p/cowboy-ope...

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FirstPort suspended from its trade body the Property Institute @lkpleasehold.bsky.social @cathnlc.bsky.social @davidpintod.bsky.social @liamspender.bsky.social @nearlylegal.co.uk #LeaseholdScandal www.leaseholdknowledge.com/firstport-su...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Giles Grover, from the End Our Cladding Scandal campaign group, told MPs he is “not at all confident” that the action plan for England, revealed in December, will deliver for residents. #leasehold @nlc-movement.bsky.social @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Fighting to change feudal leasehold abuse in UK housing

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"EVERYDAY IS FEUDAL GROUNDHOG DAY FOR 5 MILLION LEASEHOLDERS TRAPPED" Don't let history repeat itself, you have the power to stop this! @teamlabouruk.bsky.social #GroundhogDay #Leasehold #LeaseholdScandal @labourlist.bsky.social search.app/1EAwms3ECAXX...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

The A2Dominion managed block we live in is having a redecoration of the communal areas. A2Dominion have handed the work to the outsourcing giant, Mitie. This is one of the decorators hard at work on the job, the other day. Taken by a neighbour. #Leasehold

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

JOIN THE SHARED OWNERS NETWORK - Solely dedicated to advancing the rights of shared owners. #SharedOwnership #LeaseholdersTogether www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/shared-owner...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

New 📝 from me: For @theleaduk.bsky.social I spoke to shared owners who can't sell their high-spec flats because of a legal clause that means they shoulder ALL the risk when the housing market dips. Are these homes a "toxic asset"? You decide national.thelead.uk/p/toxic-asse...

submitted 27 days ago • 11 comments

Toxic assets: Housing association homes & shared ownership Leasehold concerns... "I've complained, I've offered the flat back. I've emailed the CEO. But no one cares. I would literally give it away if I could" #SharedOwnership #Leasehold @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/toxic-asse...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

A question on #Leasehold tabled by Barry Gardiner on 23-01-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-23/25971

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Suspended engineer accused of forging fire safety certificates for high-rise flats "You feel completely powerless" #buildingsafetycrisis #LeaseholdScandal #Trapped www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Warrington South MP Sarah Hall calls for action on leasehold @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social "Households in Warrington South and across the country cannot wait any longer for relief from this broken system" @warringtonguardian.bsky.social #LeaseholdScandal search.app/Ax3VitsCLfva...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

A small step in the right direction. However, I think most people will wait for the changes to valuation and legal fees which has been delayed again for no clear reason. #LeaseholdScandal

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Two-year wait to buy leasehold to be scrapped within weeks #Leasehold #LeaseholdScandal @cathnlc.bsky.social search.app/ZJGK6RAP9UD3...

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

Housing Minister ‘switches on’ first steps of leasehold reform. “Without the valuation section leaseholders remain in a state of ‘Leasehold limbo’. They still won’t be able to afford the overinflated premiums & legal fees to buy their freehold or extend their lease" search.app/W3yqg9ZQzscF...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

The work continues to switch on the measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act. I have today signed regulations to remove the two-year ownership rule for leaseholders of flats to extend their lease, and leaseholders of houses to extend their lease or buy their freehold.

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

FIRST COMMITMENT DELIVERED ✅️ @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social has removed the need to wait 2 years to extend your lease or buy freehold. This is a step forward. Work continues to deliver much much more. #LeaseholdScandal @teamlabouruk.bsky.social @cathnlc.bsky.social @lkpleasehold.bsky.social

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Thank you @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social for keeping your promise re the first timetabled action to reform #leasehold. No more two year wait to enfranchise 👏 @nlc-movement.bsky.social @jodarbyshire.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

A failure to act on leasehold and unadopted estates has left far too many homeowners exposed to rogue managing agents like FirstPort. While Labour delivers long needed legislative change, I’ve joined forces with colleagues to continue to push FirstPort to act in the meantime 👇

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Two weeks ago @rachelblakemp.bsky.social and I convened a group of Labour MPs concerned about leasehold managing agents’ treatment of residents. Today over 50 MPs signed our follow-up letter to FirstPort demanding better service, transparency with residents, and another meeting to monitor progress.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Last week I reported how Labour MPs concerned about leasehold managing agents’ failures met FirstPort. Today over 50 of us have sent a follow-up letter demanding better service, transparency and a further meeting. We'll do the same with other managing agents not up to scratch.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Extremely important judicial review re LAFRA2024 challenge over freehold investors human rights- 29-30 Jan 2025 Outcome of this will determine how fast @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social & government can switch on significant enfranchisement changes @nlc-movement.bsky.social @liamspender.bsky.social

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Mental Health Impact Survey Commissioned by the National Leasehold Campaign If you are a leaseholder who lives in England or Wales, and your mental health and wellbeing has been impacted by your leasehold situation, please fill out this anonymous survey www.lease-advice.org/news-item/me...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

'Shoddy service and rip-off charges'. This is what countless constituents have told me over the years about their experience with FirstPort - the UK's biggest property management company. Together with 30+ Labour MPs, we met with Director, Martin King, who agreed to these 7 main commitments.

submitted 36 days ago • 3 comments

Numerous MPS will be asking mhclg questions on Leasehold Monday 20th. ON BEHALF OF 33K MEMBERS OF THE #NLC THANKYOU These questions will keep being asked until we get answers AND action. #LeaseholdScandal #Trapped @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal49914

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Dear UK estate agents: On your websites, please for the love of God add a filter to OMIT leasehold! #OnTheMarket that means you especially! 😠 No wonder people can't find houses to buy when every other frickin property is still partially owned by someone else. Leasehold is a racket. 😖 #property

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments