{"id":137117,"date":"2023-05-24T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-management-firms-that-rip-off-leaseholders-could-be-banned-under-labour\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T12:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T05:08:54","slug":"property-management-firms-that-rip-off-leaseholders-could-be-banned-under-labour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-management-firms-that-rip-off-leaseholders-could-be-banned-under-labour\/","title":{"rendered":"Property management firms that rip off leaseholders could be banned under Labour"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExclusive: 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 leaseholders, under plans being considered by Labour.Lisa Nandy, the shadow housing secretary, is looking at proposals to clamp down on the sector, amid complaints from leaseholders about escalating fees and essential maintenance being left undone. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Exclusive: clampdown flagged as part of wider leasehold overhaul for England and Wales being considered...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-zFz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":169870,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rayner-urges-starmer-to-keep-promise-on-leasehold-reform\/","url_meta":{"origin":137117,"position":0},"title":"Rayner urges Starmer to keep promise on leasehold reform","date":"January 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Ex-deputy PM says government must stick to plans to cap charges for leaseholders in England and WalesIs this Labour party for rich investors or hard-working leaseholders? 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