{"id":169870,"date":"2026-01-20T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rayner-urges-starmer-to-keep-promise-on-leasehold-reform\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:40:46","slug":"rayner-urges-starmer-to-keep-promise-on-leasehold-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rayner-urges-starmer-to-keep-promise-on-leasehold-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayner urges Starmer to keep promise on leasehold reform"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nEx-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? We must make that clear todayAngela Rayner has urged Keir Starmer to stick to his campaign pledge to cap ground rents for leaseholders in England and Wales, as cabinet divisions over the government\u2019s plans to rip up the leasehold system come to a head.The former deputy prime minister has intervened in a tense standoff between Steve Reed, the housing secretary, and Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, over whether to stand by Labour\u2019s promise to limit annual charges for existing leaseholders. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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An estimated 18% of leaseholders in England and Wales \u2013 around 1m households \u2013 have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":149800,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-two-tier-housing-market-will-be-the-result-of-labours-half-baked-leasehold-reform-plans-harry-scoffin\/","url_meta":{"origin":169870,"position":3},"title":"A two-tier housing market will be the result of Labour\u2019s half-baked leasehold reform plans | Harry Scoffin","date":"March 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The current system in England and Wales is iniquitous, but the answer isn\u2019t to divide flats into shiny new-builds v leasehold debt trapsThe leasehold system in England and Wales has needed tearing down since the medieval era. It locks homeowners, especially those in flats, into an exploitative, serf-like relationship\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":113509,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leasehold-reform-plans-branded-nothing-more-than-tinkering\/","url_meta":{"origin":169870,"position":4},"title":"Leasehold reform plans branded 'nothing more than tinkering'","date":"January 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Law Commission aims to make it cheaper for leaseholders to buy freehold or extend lease The Law Commission has set out a range of proposals which it said will make it cheaper for Britain\u2019s four million leaseholders to buy their freehold or extend their lease. 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