{"id":54927,"date":"2017-05-16T12:01:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T05:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leasehold-is-biggest-problem-for-uk-homeowners-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2017-05-16T12:09:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T05:09:40","slug":"leasehold-is-biggest-problem-for-uk-homeowners-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leasehold-is-biggest-problem-for-uk-homeowners-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Leasehold is biggest problem for UK homeowners, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\u2018Money-grabbing scheme\u2019 traps many new buyers with spiralling ground rents, says HomeOwners AllianceLeasehold has become the number one concern for homeowners in the UK, according to a new study, after it emerged that many new homebuyers have been trapped by spiralling ground rents.The annual survey of property owners by the HomeOwners Alliance found that 50% of UK adults see the current leasehold\/freehold system (including service charges and ground rent) as a very serious or serious problem, up from 42% last year. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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