Andrew Cooper: 'Cap will end one of the worst injustices of the leasehold system'

Andrew Cooper: 'Cap will end one of the worst injustices of the leasehold system'

For many people, the reality of home ownership has fallen far short of the dream they were promised.

Ground Rent Cap and Other Key Changes in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

The draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was published on 27 January 2026 and seeks to modernise and strengthen the current commonhold and leasehold framework. The draft Bill proposes a number of changes to the framework and how it stands today, with the key changes being: Ground rent to be capped at £250 per year, then after 40 years, this cap will be reduced to a ‘peppercorn rate’, effectively banning ground rent Abolition of forfeiture…

Commonhold won’t work without managing agent reform

In our regular series from ALEP, right to manage specialist Louise Uphill from Moore Barlow and ALEP explains why management agent reform is needed before commonhold becomes mandatory for all new-build flats.   As part of its wide-ranging leasehold reform agenda, the government has, through the publication of its Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, made clear its intention to breathe life into commonhold – a model that offers flat owners…