{"id":149684,"date":"2025-03-03T07:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/centuries-old-leasehold-system-to-be-abolished-in-england-and-wales\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T01:40:42","slug":"centuries-old-leasehold-system-to-be-abolished-in-england-and-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/centuries-old-leasehold-system-to-be-abolished-in-england-and-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Centuries-old leasehold system to be abolished in England and Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExclusive: Housing minister says overhaul of feudal-era system would take place before end of this parliamentThe housing minister has promised to abolish the centuries-old leasehold system in England and Wales before the end of this parliament, as the government takes the next steps towards an outright ban on new leasehold developments.Matthew Pennycook said he was committed to ending the feudal-era system \u2013 which applies to 5m homes in England \u2013 after years of complaints from leaseholders about crippling service charges and crumbling buildings. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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