Pensioner takes on leasehold ‘con’ housing giant after sales team failed to tell him he wouldn’t own freehold of £328,000 home – in landmark case that could affect thousands Terry Dodd claims he was ‘conned’ into buying £327,750 home by Morris Homes Mr Dodd claims the Morris Homes sales team failed to reveal it was a … Read more
Pensioner takes on housing giant over its leasehold ‘con’ after sales team failed to tell him he would not own the freehold when he bought £328,000 home Terry Dodd claims he was ‘conned’ into buying £327,750 home by Morris Homes Mr Dodd claims the Morris Homes sales team failed to reveal it was a leasehold … Read more
Rick Astley ‘could be dragged to court as he becomes embroiled in leasehold row over £800,000 apartment in west London’ By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 15:44 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 15:44 GMT, 28 January 2021 Rick Astley has reportedly been embroiled in a row with the owner of an £800,000 apartment in … Read more
The end of toxic leaseholds has been announced by the Government – much to the delight of long-suffering homeowners. Housing minister Robert Jenrick said the new laws are being introduced to banish the ‘scandalous pitfalls of leasehold’ and ‘put fairness back at the heart of the housing system’. The changes have been widely welcomed as … Read more
Nearly 4.5million leaseholders in England will be ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ better off as a result of laws to be unveiled today by the Housing Secretary. Robert Jenrick said his attempt to make it cheaper and simpler for leaseholders to buy their properties is the biggest property law reform since Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy revolution … Read more
Helen Goggin, 31, and husband Daniel, also 31, bought a three-bedroom leasehold in Lancashire When Helen Goggin, 31, and her husband Daniel, also 31, bought their £150,000 three-bedroom property in Lancashire they always thought they’d be able to move with few issues. But the couple have spent more than a year being unable to sell … Read more
When they moved into their three-bedroom semi-detached leasehold house near Liverpool, Andrea Millward and husband Roi were told that after living in the house for two years, they could buy the freehold at a cost of £2,950. But 11 months after moving in, the developer sold the freehold on to a third party investment company. Andrea Millward … Read more
Housebuilders LIED to the buyers of leasehold homes it emerges as competition watchdog prepares to take action against them Watchdog finds serious issues with the way leasehold homes have been sold Homebuyers were not properly advised on what they were being sold Thousands of homeowners could potentially have been mis-sold to as a result By … Read more