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If you have any queries regarding the bills discussed in this article or their relevance to you or your business, please contact our Property Litigation department.
We have previously discussed the King’s Speech with regard to its proposal to introduce an independent football regulator. Under the tagline 'strengthening society’, the King's Speech 2023 also outlined two landmark bills introducing fundamental changes to the real estate landscape in England and Wales.
Our Property Litigation team will explore the effects of these two bills: the Leasehold and Freehold Bill and the Renters (Reform) Bill.
This bill is intended to ‘reform the housing market by making it cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and tackling the exploitation of millions of homeowners through punitive service charges’. In practice, the bill is set to bring about the following changes:
This second bill has been outlined to ensure that ‘renters will benefit from stronger security of tenure and better value, while landlords will benefit from reforms to provide certainty that they can regain their properties when needed’. Such reforms are set to take place through various measures, including:
If you have any queries regarding the bills discussed in this article or their relevance to you or your business, please contact our Property Litigation department.