London mayor says residents need a law protecting them from unfair and unexplained increases in levies by landlordsLeaseholders hit with large and unjust service charges should have the right to refuse to pay up, Sadiq Khan has...
Read MoreProf Sir John Curtice, the psephologist and lead election analyst for the BBC, said the chances of a Tory revival were small. This live blog is closedIn the House of Lords peers have just started debating the second reading of...
Read MoreMichael Gove is losing his battle to reform current leaseholds, Sunday Times reportsThe Conservatives have been accused of ditching their manifesto pledge to reduce ground rents to zero, after reports that Michael Gove is losing...
Read MoreClauses in Michael Gove’s bill include exemptions for properties in a retirement village or on land where a lease has already been grantedMichael Gove’s signature bill to stop developers selling new houses as...
Read MoreMPs questioned freeholder groups in committee hearing over leasehold reform billMPs have laid into freeholders for creating a “rentier structure” in England and Wales in recent years, charging...
Read MoreAbout 20 bills are expected to be included as Rishi Sunak tries to open key dividing lines with LabourA programme of proposed legislation designed to shore up Rishi Sunak’s re-election prospects will be laid out on Tuesday...
Read MoreAngela Rayner says party’s housing recovery plan will enact reforms delayed by Tories since 2019 manifesto commitmentsLabour will deliver more action on housing in the first six months of office than the Conservatives have...
Read MoreExclusive: Measure in planned bill stopping sale of new properties under leasehold in England and Wales likely to only cover housesTory MPs are preparing to force the government to toughen up its planned leasehold reforms in...
Read MoreExclusive: clampdown flagged as part of wider leasehold overhaul for England and Wales being considered by partyProperty management companies would be banned from operating in England and Wales if they persistently ripped off...
Read MoreCladding crisis highlighted issues as leaseholders ask government to facilitate commonhold systemPlans to abolish ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England and Wales dropped Given that they have paid large sums for their...
Read MoreRow between Michael Gove and No 10 results in end of promise to scrap leaseholdsWhat is leasehold, and are there any alternatives?Plans to abolish the “feudal” system of leaseholds across England and Wales have been...
Read MoreNewly discovered documents show government yielded to heir’s demands amid fears of a constitutional crisisQueen’s secret influence on laws revealed in Scottish government memoPrince Charles exploited a controversial...
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Ed Davey says ‘lifelong Conservative voters are backing the
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News comes as Labour’s Chris Webb wins back ‘red
With more than a third of council elections declared,
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Some are optimistic about a change of government after
Chris Webb wins back ‘red wall’ seat held by
Pollsters say early results suggest Tories could lose half