RFA response to Government White Paper

“We welcome any measure that improves consumer choice, but this should not be seen as a trade-off between leasehold and commonhold. As the Government’s own data shows, millions of leaseholders across the country are perfectly content with the tenure and we firmly believe that leasehold is the most effective way of managing large complex apartment buildings.  

“In the absence of the leasehold system, residents would face greater financial and legal responsibilities for block maintenance and management – which the previous government’s own research suggests a majority of leaseholders are unlikely to be in favour of.