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UK Leasehold Reform: Moving Towards Commonhold Ownership

he UK government has announced plans to end the leasehold system for new properties. This reform aims to make commonhold the standard form of property ownership for houses and flats. The change is expected to bring greater transparency and fairness to homeowners, who...

Read    17/04/2025

Extending Your Lease on a Residential Flat or Apartment

All flats and apartments in England and Wales are leasehold, usually on leases that were initially for 99 years or longer. Unlike freehold properties, where the owner has outright ownership of both the building and the land it stands on, leasehold ownership is essent...

Read    22/05/2024

Right To Manage – Land Mark Decision - Estate Areas

If you are a leaseholder in a block that has acquired the right to manage and live on a multi-building development, an appeal case heard in the Supreme Court in November could be important for you and your neighbours to know.

Read    08/02/2022

Why the Settlers Court case is one to watch for RTM leaseholders

If you are a leaseholder in a block that has acquired the right to manage and live on a multi-building development, an appeal case heard in the Supreme Court in November could be important for you and your neighbours to know.

Read    09/12/2021

Is RTM right for your block?

Ringley is making headlines today with an exciting announcement—we are now working with the UK’s largest Right to Manage (RTM) company. This partnership means they will pay to use our cutting-edge operating systems as a franchisee client, marking a significant milest...

Read    21/06/2021

Don't wait for reforms to extend your lease - act now!

In January, the Government announced that it will be making fundamental changes to leasehold that will have an impact on flat owners going forward. See our previous blog for details. These changes will be rubber stamped by legislation that is to be brought forward du...

Read    10/02/2021

Leasehold reform - more questions than answers?

Having had some time to digest yesterday’s news on leasehold reform, there is no doubt that the announcement raises a number of difficult questions which will only be answered as the changes play out.We firmly believe that government paying attention to the problems ...

Read    08/01/2021

Leasehold reform part 1 - at last!

We could all do with some good news at the moment - and here it is. The Government has just announced that millions of leaseholders around the country are to be given a new right to extend their lease by 990 years at zero ground rent.Housing secretary Robert Jenrick ...

Read    07/01/2021

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