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  1. Published on: 13/01/2021 05:02 PMReported by: rogerblaxall
    Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero ground rent.

    The new Government measures come as part of the biggest reforms to?English property law for 40 years, fundamentally making home ownership fairer and more secure.

    Under the current law many people face high ground rents, which combined with a mortgage, can make it feel like they are paying rent on a property they own.

    Freeholders can increase the amount of ground rent with little or no benefit seen to those faced with extra charges. It can also lengthen and lead to increased costs when buying or selling the property.

    Today’s changes will mean that any leaseholder who chooses to extend their lease on their home will no longer pay any ground rent to the freeholder, enabling those who dream of fully owning their home to do so without cumbersome bureaucracy and additional, unnecessary and unfair expenses.

    For some leaseholders, these changes could save them thousands, to tens of thousands of pounds.

    Southport MP Damien Moore said: “These much-needed reforms to the leasehold system give people peace of mind and shows that the Government is listening to those who feel trapped.

    “I think that given it is based on the feudal system it was long overdue for reform.”
    The reforms were announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP.

    He said: “Across the country people are struggling to realise the dream of owning their own home but find the reality of being a leaseholder far too bureaucratic, burdensome and expensive.

    “We want to reinforce the security that home ownership brings by changing forever the way we own homes and end some of the worst practices faced by homeowners.
    “These reforms provide fairness for 4.5 million leaseholders and chart a course to a new system altogether.”

    The government is also now establishing a Commonhold Council - a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government - that will prepare homeowners and the market for the widespread take-up of commonhold.

    The commonhold model is widely used around the world and allows homeowners to own their property on a freehold basis, giving them greater control over the costs of home ownership. Blocks are jointly owned and managed, meaning when someone buys a flat or a house, it is truly theirs and any decisions about its future are theirs too.

    Professor Nick Hopkins, Commissioner for Property Law at the Law Commission said: “We are pleased to see the government taking its first decisive step towards the implementation of the Law Commission’s recommendations to make enfranchisement cheaper and simpler.

    “The creation of the Commonhold Council should help to reinvigorate commonhold, ensuring homeowners will be able to call their homes their own.”

    Under current rules, leaseholders of flats can extend their lease at a zero ‘peppercorn’ ground rent, but usually only for 90 years. Leaseholders can also face high charges to extend their lease. For leasehold house owners, which face slightly different rules, they can also face barriers when they look to extend their leases.

    The new changes mean both house and flat leaseholders will now be able to extend their lease to?a new standard 990 years with a ground rent at zero.

    A cap will also be introduced on ground rent payable when a leaseholder chooses to either extend their lease or become the freeholder. An?online calculator will be introduced to?make it simpler for leaseholders to find out how much it will cost them to buy their freehold or extend their lease.

    The government is abolishing prohibitive costs like ‘marriage value’ and set the calculation rates to ensure this is fairer, cheaper and more transparent.

    Further measures will be introduced to protect the elderly. The government has previously committed to restricting ground rents to zero for new leases to make the process fairer for leaseholders. This will also now apply to retirement leasehold properties (homes built specifically for older people), so purchasers of these homes have the same rights as other homeowners and are protected from uncertain and rip-off practices.

    Leaseholders will also be able to voluntarily agree to a restriction on future development of their property to avoid paying ‘development value’.
    Legislation will be brought forward in the upcoming session of Parliament, to set future ground rents to zero. This is the first part of seminal two-part reforming legislation in this Parliament.
     
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