ALEP welcomes the publication of the Law Commission’s recommendations to reform the enfranchisement regime for leasehold houses

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) welcomes the publication of the Law Commission’s recommendations to reform the enfranchisement regime for leasehold houses.

The Law Commission has proposed a number of options to improve the leasehold houses market including: to reduce the premium payable by leaseholders to extend their lease or purchase the freehold of their property, to introduce the right for leaseholders of houses to purchase longer lease extensions without a ground rent, and to remove technical barriers that prevent some leaseholders of houses from exercising their right to enfranchise.