NLJ this week: Leasehold reform—Conservative Act, Labour implementation

In this week’s NLJ, Kate Rigby, partner, Rosling King, looks at the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, which passed on the Conservative government’s final day in office.

Rigby, who has particular expertise in commercial litigation and real estate litigation, considers what subsequent changes may be introduced when the Labour government brings the Act into force.

The author writes: ‘The Labour government has bigger ambitions, extending beyond the scope of the Act. In the King’s Speech, the government pledged to introduce draft legislation aimed at revitalising commonhold and phasing out the leasehold system.’