Leaseholder Protections on Building Safety Costs
Leaseholder Protections on Building Safety Costs: The Complete Guide | Neon Property Services Building Safety Leaseholder Protections on Building Safety Costs: The Complete Guide The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced a set of protections that prevent qualifying leaseholders from being charged through the service charge for the costs of remediating relevant building safety defects. These […]
Right of First Refusal
Right of First Refusal: When Your Freeholder Must Offer Leaseholders the Freehold First | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform Right of First Refusal: When Your Freeholder Must Offer Leaseholders the Freehold First The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 created a right that many leaseholders have never heard of: the right of first refusal. Before a […]
Lease Extension Under the New Rules
Lease Extension Under the New Rules: How the 990-Year Process Works in Practice | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform Lease Extension Under the New Rules: How the 990-Year Process Works in Practice The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 made two changes that matter enormously to leaseholders with short leases: it extended the statutory term […]
Commonhold After the Consultation 2026
Commonhold After the Consultation: What Leaseholders Need to Know in 2026 | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform Commonhold After the Consultation: What Leaseholders Need to Know in 2026 The government’s commonhold consultation closed on 24 April 2026. It is the most substantive engagement with commonhold reform since the Law Commission’s 2020 report and the most […]
Leasehold Enfranchisement 2026
Leasehold Enfranchisement in 2026: How to Force Your Freeholder to Sell the Freehold | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform Leasehold Enfranchisement in 2026: How to Force Your Freeholder to Sell the Freehold Collective enfranchisement is the statutory right that allows leaseholders in a block to compel their freeholder to sell the freehold — at a […]
What is Commonhold Future Flat Ownership
What Is Commonhold? The Future of Flat Ownership Explained | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform What Is Commonhold? The Future of Flat Ownership Explained Commonhold has been on the statute books since 2002 and used almost nowhere. That is about to change. The Government has committed to making commonhold the default model for new flat […]
Ground Rent Cap 2026 Leaseholders
Ground Rent Cap 2026: What the New £250 Limit Means for Leaseholders | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform Ground Rent Cap 2026: What the New £250 Limit Means for Leaseholders Ground rent has been one of the most damaging features of the leasehold system — with some leaseholders locked into clauses that double their rent […]
Commonhold Leasehold Reform Bill 2026
Draft Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill 2026: What It Means | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform The Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill 2026: What It Means for Leaseholders and Freeholders Published on 27 January 2026, the Draft Bill is the most significant proposed reform to flat ownership in England in decades. Here is what […]