Philip Rainey QC published a paper in January of this year that was the subject of a debate held in parliament by a cross-party group assembled by LKP/Carlex. The paper looked at some possible alternatives to residential leasehold and/ or some of the “simplest” ways of dealing with the ‘problems’ of residential leasehold – by abolishing it, or making it …
The Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Act 2014
This article is a bit technical for the content that usually appears on this site – but gives an overview of the issues concerning the signature of notices under the 1993 Act and discusses the possible benefits of the above Act to practitioners on the basis that notices under Section 13 and Section 42 now no longer need to be signed personally. The key …
News – Leasehold Reform Amendment Bill on its way…
I am delighted to report that the Leasehold Reform Amendment Bill has been making its way through the House of Lords and has now received the Royal Assent. The Leasehold Reform Amendment Bill received the Royal Assent on Friday 14th March 2014 which means that it will be come law shortly. The bill is a private members’ bill which makes …
Kelton Court – One Year On, is the deferment rate outside PCL now 6%?
Kelton Court – One Year On – Is the deferment rate outside PCL now 6%? As I commented previously in Leasehold Reform News (see the article mentioned elsewhere on that site) http://bit.ly/eFGuK3 the decision in Kelton Court is of interest to any lo…