Simon Mydlowski, partner in real estate at Clarion, analyses how proposed leasehold reforms represent both a challenge to traditional property investment structures and an opportunity...

Katherine Simpson, partner at Edwin Coe LLP, examines how the government’s proposed shift from leasehold to commonhold ownership could reshape the property market, balancing...

Across England and Wales, freeholds cost £310,000 on average compared with £230,000 for leaseholds, a 29.6% premium

41% of LEASE helpline enquiries since 2019 came from London leaseholders, despite the capital making up only 15% of England’s population.

46% of leasehold landlords cite service charges, repairs, or lack of control as their main challenge.

Mark Chick, director of ALEP and a Partner at Bishop & Sewell LLP, explores how recent changes to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 are set to shift financial, legal and...

67% of ALEP members said lease extension has not become easier since LAFRA.

36.1% of London homes are leasehold, compared to 16% in the rest of England

The government wants to make leasehold ‘easier and cheaper’. That’s the headline. It is a virtuous message, politically useful and broadly appealing. But the reality...

Mark Chick, director of ALEP and a Partner at Bishop & Sewell LLP, explores the proposed shift from leasehold to commonhold ownership for flats in England and Wales.