Clear governance, defined safety responsibilities and better-informed homeowners will all be essential to ensuring that commonhold can operate effectively.
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Transparency over ground rents, valuation reform and the unresolved technical flaws affecting implementation of the Leasehold & Freehold Reform Act 2024 remain priorities
The Government introduced its draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill (CLRB) to Parliament in late January, signalling a significant moment for leasehold reform.
The recent publication of the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill (27 January 2026) has raised as many questions as it has answered, primarily in the form of “stay or go” questions from leaseholders.
Regular assessment, accurate documentation, and prompt action where issues are found are key to compliance and resident safety.
JB Leitch’s Associate Director of Legal Katie Edwards, looks at a recent case Upper Tribunal case.
Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), all company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) must verify their identity with Companies House.
Rob Denman looks at the impact implications of a key element of the recently introduced Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
The government has published the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill in draft, for pre-legislative scrutiny by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee.
ALEP estimates that introducing commonhold at scale would require several days of structured training per practitioner.