The government will not force landlords of leasehold properties to belong to a redress scheme, despite growing pressure from conveyancers pushing for reform of leasehold legislation.
The Conveyancing Association wants to see existing and incoming leaseholders made to join a redress system with effective consumer rights, such as any one of the existing three property ombudsman schemes.
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town raised the issue of redress schemes for landlords of leasehold properties in a Department for Communities and Local Government debate last week. She asked if the government was planning to extend the requirements of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to require landlords of leasehold properties to belong to a redress scheme. But minister Lord Bourne said that the government "is not persuaded that more burdensome approaches to regulate landlords would be effective".
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In the meantime if you have any problems I can recommend
The Leasehold Advisory Service
www.lease-advice.org
Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7BN
Tel: 020 7383 9800 | Fax: 020 7383 9849
I have found them very helpful. You can have 15 mins free advice and need to phone to book a slot
Last advice from The Leasehold Advisory Service was on Engrossment fees from a solicitor in drawing up a lease on a new property.
The general charge is £70 -£90 but I was charged double and didn't pick it up until near completion.
What do others think of this?.
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