News Updates https://freelee.co.uk/news.php The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 This Act commenced 30 June 2022. From this date, the ground rent that may be applied during an informal lease extension (i.e., negotiated outside of the 1993 Act) became regulated. For the duration of the original term, the ground rent may not exceed ... https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=current-progress-of-leasehold-reform-thu-08-oct-2026-082029 https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=current-progress-of-leasehold-reform-thu-08-oct-2026-082029 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:20:29 +0200 Following the tragedy of the Grenfell tower fire 14th of June 2017, there has been a focus on removing combustible cladding from the external walls of high-rise buildings. RICS launched the External Wall System (EWS) assessment process in December 2019. It required a competent professional to check ... https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=avoiding-landlord-liability-the-building-safety-act-2022-mon-27-feb-2023-101309 https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=avoiding-landlord-liability-the-building-safety-act-2022-mon-27-feb-2023-101309 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:13:09 +0100 On 9 January 2020, the Law Commission published their review on the options for reforming leasehold valuation: Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease – Report on options to reduce the price payable. A final report on reforming all aspects of leasehold enfranchiseme... https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=leasehold-reforms-how-it-started-how-its-going-wed-14-jul-2021-092927 https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=leasehold-reforms-how-it-started-how-its-going-wed-14-jul-2021-092927 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:29:27 +0200 The First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) determination in the case of St Emmanuel House (Freehold) Limited and others v Berkeley Seventy-Six Limited CHI/21UC/OCE/2017/0025, 26 and 29 (the "All Saints" case) has had a significant impact on the approaches being taken on ground-rent capitalisation ra... https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=all-saints-case-not-a-saintly-influence-for-leaseholders-fri-26-jul-2019-010245 https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=all-saints-case-not-a-saintly-influence-for-leaseholders-fri-26-jul-2019-010245 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:02:45 +0200 27 September 2018 saw yet another Upper Tribunal determination on the methodology for valuing lease extensions and freeholds. As with previous judgements, the principal effect of Reiss v Ironhawk Ltd [2018] UKUT 311 (LC) will be to increase the premiums payable by leaseholders. Here we discuss wh... https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=ironhawk-piles-more-pain-on-leaseholders-wed-02-jan-2019-015252 https://freelee.co.uk/news.php?entry=ironhawk-piles-more-pain-on-leaseholders-wed-02-jan-2019-015252 Wed, 02 Jan 2019 01:52:52 +0100