@insidehousing I have evidence I would like to share with your journalists on this piece - including evidence that elected officials ignored this issue for years.
Flat. Leasehold. Ex-council. Cheap. What could possibly go wrong? https://t.co/vFQJ89xKJP I’ve seen cases where the actual upgrades and repairs are only done to the flats the council still owns but the leaseholders still have to pay their share for the scaffolding!
Says the man who has surrendered over peppercorning!
A @UKLabour government with the second-largest majority in the party’s 125-year history and a clear mandate from the people to END leasehold should not kowtow to Big Money interests for fear of judicial review trolling.
"We need to remember that the purpose of Government is not to ask what the law tells us about the status quo, but to legislate to change the status quo when it is unjust & makes no economic sense" @BarryGardiner 👏
@Keir_Starmer we voted for CHANGE‼️ @SteveReedMP@mtpennycook
‘Why is MY government, the party of labour, failing to challenge parasitical rent-seekers who extract ground rent for no service?’, asks @BarryGardiner.
A Draft Commonhold Bill was promised by Xmas.
Parliament closes today. It is not happening.
Big Freeholders are winning.
If any journalist following me (especially London based) is interested in this - the bins on a £500m new build housing estate in Barking can’t be collected by the local council as they don’t have the right lorry.
Videos show the results of this & residents are hoping for some coverage to force the council into action.
Situation ongoing for over 2 years.
Happy for my videos to be used if of interest.
A question 🤔
Where do lenders sit in cases such as this?
I questioned @HalifaxBank when they mortgaged my leasehold house as I didn't actually own it. The local branch manager couldn't answer.
Or do they not care as leaseholders still have to pay even if the building collapses
A real insight from Michael Gove and Harry Scoffin info what leaseholders are up against.
in a true democracy, the Treasury would treat us citizens as the horse they don't want to scare.
Absolutely outstanding. The clarity with which Michael Gove explains power imbalance in leasehold is remarkable & Harry’s questioning cuts right to heart of systemic issues. This is exactly the honest, principled discussion leaseholders have been desperate for. @FreeLeasehlders
Former Tory Minister Michael Gove says he continues to push to scrap leasehold because he believes young people today should have a chance to become home owners. Leaseholders, in law, are NOT property owners.
Inightful interview exposing the real source of resistance to abolishing leasehold in 🏴🏴
If ‘insurgent’ @UKLabour don’t abolish leasehold it’s cos they’re jelly-back castrati servile to Big Freehold willing to throw 5.3mn leaseholders who want to own their homes under the bus