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When will Government ENFORCE these leasehold reforms?

When will the Government be honest about leasehold reforms and make the legislation enforceable? It took resignations from a senior cabinet minister, Jess Phillips  to get the crime law on the books ensuring youngsters don’t send each other nude pictures. … Continue reading

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The leaseholders lot is a not a happy one

The purchase of a leasehold flat is NOT a property purchase. It’s buying a right to occupy subject to fees and charges which can be unlimited and which occupiers have very little ability to challenge. https://t.co/cKVi5DOPCx — Norma Cohen (@NormaCohen3) … Continue reading

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Where this Govt. should get its act together is HOUSING – as it has with private pensions!

Harry Scoffin is a friend of mine and a tireless advocate for reform of housing laws which imprison leaseholders. He is able to use the techniques used on tic-toc on linked in. He inspires us to listen to him with … Continue reading

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“In the UK, we have asked housing to do too much—be home, pension, investment and identity”

I have know Richard Berridge since I was a nipper, he grew up in property and I grew up in pensions. He was my cricket captain, he could play, I couldn’t. His family have known mine for nearly forty years, … Continue reading

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How the leasehold mafia screwed a generation of homeowners

  Looking at the increasing amount of interest in the blogs that Harry Scoffin has produced for us, I reckon that we are getting worried about the fate of leaseholders who can’t move for falling prices, who pay the equivalent … Continue reading

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You own a leasehold flat? Are you a debt slave to freeholders?

Harry Scoffin goes viral on instagram The The unique paranoia of leaseholders- “nobody wants to be a debt slave to a freeholder” Harry is right on both counts. Here is the recent video that spells Harry’s message out very well!

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Harry Scoffin’s efforts for leaseholders in parliament

Harry Scoffin is not speaking for himself, he’s speaking for his generation and all generations trapped in leasehold flats they cannot afford to keep or sell. His latest appearance was in Westminster where his fervour ignited Cove and Rayner later … Continue reading

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Lease holding depends on Government’s intentions – what are they?

London is a great place to buy a flat, it is a vibrant City and a flat gives you access to everything on your doorstep except, buying a flat is not proving very lucrative. Today, Harry Scoffin with be in … Continue reading

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The grafters should come before the grifters – the free leaseholders say.

If you don’t know the difference between the grifter and a grafter – read this blog The consequence of the grifters getting ahead of the grafters is a collapse in leasehold re-sale prices.

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Value for Money matters in housing as it does in pensions.

There is a congruence between the FT and the Guardian about the financial impact of allowing value of leasehold is falling most dramatic in London but now all over Britain. This is a pension blog, but we must remember that … Continue reading

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