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You are here: Home / Press / Media storm over leasehold as government declares ban on leasehold houses and rip-off ground rents

Media storm over leasehold as government declares ban on leasehold houses and rip-off ground rents

July 28, 2017 //  by Sebastian O'Kelly

On Tuesday a media storm broke over the complacent, arrogant and bullying leasehold sector such as it has never seen before.

In fact, it began on late Monday night with Tweets of the announcement by Sajid Javid that he was to end leasehold houses, looking to reduce new ground rents to “as low as zero” and end abuses in the sector.

The front page of the Times was reproduced … and in the early hours of the following day all hell broke loose.

Both trustees of the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership headed up to New Broadcasting Houses, with appearances on Breakfast TV, BBC Five Live, Jeremy Vine show, BBC TV news.

Sir Peter Bottomley handled Sky TV, and Justin Madders MP, vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on leasehold reform stormed the airwaves in Liverpool.

Then there were newspapers: the Guardian, which was the first newspaper to take up this story on the prompting of LKP, the Times, the Financial Times, the Telegraph and the Mail.

A spate of further articles are expected this weekend, with LKP providing one for the Sunday Times.

Here is a selection of the media coverage (and please send links in comments of ones we have left out:

25/07/2017, Today – BBC Radio 4

Researchers from University College London say 10,000 lives a year could be saved if people who are starting HIV treatment late are also given a bundle of drugs to prevent other illnesses. Diana Gibb is a professor of epidemiology at the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit of University College London. Sajid Javid / leasehold at 2.30 mins

Leaseholds and Road Rage, Jeremy Vine – BBC Radio 2

Jeremy discusses the Charlie Gard case, leaseholds, road rage and powdered food.

 At 38 mins

25/07/2017, with Adrian Chiles, 5 live Daily – BBC Radio 5 live

Original news and exclusive interviews from across the UK with Adrian Chiles.

Victoria Derbyshire, 25/07/2017

Victoria gets reaction from some of those who have supported the parents of Charlie Gard.

Ban the rackets exploiting leasehold property tenants

The announcement by communities secretary Sajid Javid that he is calling time on the outrageous racket of leasehold housing is hugely welcome. Thousands of (mainly young) first-time buyers have bought these dubious products in good faith from housing giants. But they have been royally cheated.

Search : leasehold | Granada – ITV News

Get all the latest on leasehold from the Granada with ITV News.

Calls to end ‘exploitative’ leaseholds on new-build homes

Sky News – First for Breaking News, video, headlines, analysis and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide.

25/07/2017, Roger Phillips – BBC Radio Merseyside

Keeping Merseyside in touch with the world. Call 0151 709 9333 (national rate).

25/07/2017, Phil Williams – BBC Radio 5 live

The day’s big stories, plus news and sport.

NewsNow: Leasehold news | Every Source, Every Five Minutes, 24/7 news

Get news as it breaks from 1,000s of local, national and international sources – a one stop shop for news, sport, entertainment and business news – by NewsNow

Homeowner caught in leasehold scandal delighted after ban

A BOLTON homeowner caught up in a ground rent scandal has spoken at her delight after the Government announced a ban on the ways that homes can be sold. Jo Darbyshire has lived with her husband Mark, and two children in a Taylor Wimpey built home in Silver Birch Close, Lostock since 2010.

Government plans to ban leaseholds on new homes

New plans to ban the sale of new-build homes in England under leasehold have been unveiled, as the government called it a sign of the “broken housing market”. Buyers have been caught in spiralling costs and fees, which can make homes virtually impossible to sell.

Anne Ashworth: Housebuilders need to raise their game

The typical sales pitch for a new-build home is based on the interior decor (neutral tones with quirky contemporary touches), and the style of the glossy kitchen (behold that dishwasher and be…

Angry homeowners tell of horror at ‘draconian’ leasehold system

The UK’s antiquated property law was put in the spotlight earlier this week when the government announced a review into the rising number of newbuild houses that are being sold with onerous leases. But it is not clear what will happen to the estimated 100,000 people who have already been sucked into property contracts that in some cases have left the value of their house completely worthless.

10 things you need to know about the leasehold consultation

Sajid Javid, the secretary of state for communities and local government, wants to end ‘feudal practices’ in the housing market. But what’s in the consultation document? 1) Leasehold is on the rise Land Registry figures show that leasehold made up 43% of all new-build registrations in England and Wales in 2015, compared to 22% in 1996.

Related posts:

Daily Mail on leasehold houses and doubling ground rent scandals Leasehold houses to be banned and future ground rents set to zero, announces Sajid Javid Daily Telegraph reports the new-build leasehold houses ban Labour to cap ‘legalised extortion’ of ground rents and end leasehold houses … Opposition and government now compete to reform leasehold Default ThumbnailGovernment to ban leasehold houses and set ground rents ‘as low as’ zero

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  1. Kim

    July 28, 2017 at 4:34 pm

    Huge respect to LKP et al in the meeeja!! Also a big HURRAH for the Leaseholdwrs who decided they had taken enough of a beating from the spivs and decided to ‘shake off their chains and rise like lions from slumber deep’.

  2. Paddy

    July 28, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    Awesome

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