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  • Jointly owned leasehold properties​

    ​​This call for evidence seeks to understand the impact of the leaseholder protections where a leasehold property is owned by 2 or more individuals.​

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases

    This consultation seeks views on capping the maximum ground rent that residential leaseholders can be required to pay in England and Wales.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • ​​Consultation impact assessment - modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases​

    Impact assessment for the government’s consultation “modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases”. ​

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Reforming the leasehold and commonhold systems in England and Wales

    This consultation seeks views on a number of reforms to the leasehold and commonhold system following recommendations in the Law Commission’s reports published in July 2020.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Leaseholder-owned buildings (11m+ or 5 storeys+): call for evidence

    This is a call for evidence on the issues in leaseholder-owned buildings that are covered by the leaseholder protections in other buildings.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Leasehold reform: government response to the Select Committee report

    A response by the government to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's report on leasehold reform.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Implementing reforms to the leasehold system

    We are seeking views on how to implement the government’s reforms to the leasehold system in England to improve the housing market for consumers.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market

    Seeks views on prohibiting the sale of new build leasehold houses, limiting ground rents and protecting leaseholders from possession orders.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Creating awareness for residential leaseholders about the government approved redress scheme

    This discussion paper looks at ways to raise awareness with residential leaseholders about taking a complaint against their property manager to a government approved redress scheme.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making it easier for leaseholders to gain recognition of a tenants association

    This discussion paper considers what can be done to make it easier for leaseholders to gain recognition of a tenants association.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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  • Residential leasehold dwellings in England: technical paper

    This technical paper provides an estimate of the number of residential dwellings owned on long leasehold in England.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Protecting local authority leaseholders from unreasonable charges

    Proposals to update the mandatory directions to include all future central government assistance for works of repair, maintenance or improvement.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Leasehold valuation limits

    This consultation paper contains proposals and the associated impact assessment for updating the property value limits which are used to determine…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government