Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services: consultation
Proposals to implement aspects of Part 4 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and future reform on leasehold charges and services.
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 brought in a range of measures to improve home ownership for millions of leaseholders in England and Wales. These measures include increasing transparency of service charges and building insurance policies, as well as tackling unjustified litigation costs.
This consultation seeks views on how to implement these new requirements through secondary legislation, which will help leaseholders to better scrutinise and challenge unfair fees and charges, as well as the reasonableness of the services they pay for.
This consultation also seeks views on proposals for further reform related to the charges leaseholders, and homeowners on freehold estates, pay and services they receive. These include UK government commitments to consult on reforming the section 20 major works regime and introducing mandatory qualifications for managing agents.