{"id":172088,"date":"2026-06-28T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/developers-want-to-build-on-top-of-my-flat-and-theres-nothing-i-can-do-to-stop-it-letter\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T00:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:47:52","slug":"developers-want-to-build-on-top-of-my-flat-and-theres-nothing-i-can-do-to-stop-it-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/developers-want-to-build-on-top-of-my-flat-and-theres-nothing-i-can-do-to-stop-it-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Developers want to build on top of my flat and there\u2019s nothing I can do to stop it | Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMauro Murgia highlights how little safety or security there is for leasehold flat owners if the freeholder wants to monetise roof space Your article on the National Leasehold Campaign highlighted the financial injustices of leasehold ownership, but there is another growing problem that deserves attention: rooftop development on occupied blocks, which was highlighted also by a letter published in response to the article.I am a leaseholder in north London and planning permission has been granted for additional storeys to be built on top of our building. Like many leaseholders, I bought my flat believing that I had security in my home, only to discover that the roof above it could later be treated as a development opportunity over which I had virtually no control. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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