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Taking aim at unfair leasehold practices

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Published on: 02 November 2018

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What are the most significant proposals contained in the consultation?
What issues with existing law are these proposals seeking to address? To what extent do you think these proposals would address those issues?
How practical are the proposals? Can you foresee any problems should they be implemented in their current form?
What does all this mean for lawyers and their clients? What should they do next?
What will happen next? How do you see this area of law developing in the future?

Article summary

Property analysis: Under new government proposals to reform leasehold practices, leasehold houses and ground rent could gradually become a thing of the past, says Roger Hardwick, partner in the property sector at Brethertons LLP.

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