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NLC Cath Williams OBE

@cathnlc.bsky.social
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Cofounder of National Leasehold Campaign to end #leasehold and promote #Commonhold in England & Wales www.facebook.com/share/g/eiJnDCENVk…

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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook remains committed to ending the feudal leasehold system by the end of this Parliament 👏 They remain on course to switch on LAFRA @teamlabouruk.bsky.social @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social #LeaseholdScandal
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Reform was meant to bring clarity and fairness. Instead, it has delivered delay, uncertainty, and rising costs ⬆️ @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social #LeaseholdLimbo #Trapped www.property118.com/the-cost-of-...
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The cost of indecision: When waiting for leasehold reform becomes a liability
Discover the hidden costs of delaying lease extensions in the UK. As leasehold reform stalls, leaseholders face rising premiums and marriage value risks. Act now to avoid financial pitfalls.
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🚨4 DAYS TO GO🚨 🗣Service charge consultation closes on Friday 26th September at 23.59 gov.uk/government/con… 💥MP's, Journalists, Followers please repost this to ensure this important consultation profile is raised @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
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Chartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The Housing Ombudsman has published its Annual Complaints Review for 2024-25, worthwhile reading for everyone in the sector 🏘️ www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/2025/09/23/a...
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Annual Complaint Review 2024-25 | Housing Ombudsman
Housing Ombudsman’s Annual Complaint Review shows signs of cautious optimism amid rising complaint volumes
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
💥BIG WEEK FOR LEASEHOLDERS 💥 Your full guide to this week's judicial review by freeholders to torpedo reform to leasehold. ➡️How it will be fought ➡️Why LKP was excluded from intervening @liamspender.bsky.social #Leasehold share.google/vOrJ4SdDEIb4...
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Your full guide to this week's judicial review by freeholders to torpedo reform to leasehold - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
This is how freeholders aim to torpedo our hard fought efforts to reform leasehold with human rights litigation.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Biggest issue FTB s encounter is AFTER they have moved in &realise their affordability isn't what theyd hoped New build flats and houses often carry #leasehold & #fleecehold fees not always considered by lenders setting them up to fail financially @nlc-movement.bsky.social @eocs-official.bsky.social
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Yet another FTB caught in the #leasehold trap with unregulated maintenance fees How can Nationwide justify offering 6X income mortgages? Affordability checks must incld fees events @eocs-official.bsky.social @nlc-movement.bsky.social inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
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Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Warmest congratulations to Katie Kendrick, Cath Williams and Joanne Darbyshire who have each received OBEs for services to housing and leaseholders. Thank you for all you've done through the National Leasehold Campaign to progress leasehold reform. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Birthday Honours List 2025 PM List Transparency Data (HTML)
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
It's a huge honour for the three of us to be on the Kings Honours List to receive an OBE for our work on Leasehold🎖🎖🎖 @jodarbyshire.bsky.social @cathnlc.bsky.social #LeaseholdScandal #LeaseholdOBE www.leaseholdknowledge.com/national-lea...
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National Leasehold Campaign founders honoured for their work - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
The three co-founders of the National Leasehold Campaign - Katie Kendrick, Cath Williams and Joanne Darbyshire - are to receive OBEs in the king's birthday honours.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) and Government Remediation Contract, developers shoulder liability for the remediation of historic building safety defects. They can also use "trickle down" claims to suppliers ❗Leaseholders should not pay❗ #leasehold www.lexology.com/library/deta...
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Andy Morwood @morwoo.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Every post on local facebook mentioning leasehold flats puts me off going anywhere near them.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Mr Cusack"a fire safety inspection team had visited the building& had worked with the building management company First Port the architects& the fire engineers before the notice was issued ❗"Essentially, this is down to cladding,"❗ #leasehold @eocs-official.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Worcester flats evacuated over cladding fire risk
Sixty people are forced to leave the building, including eight children, with some taken to a rest centre.
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Residents in Hackney Council-owned tower block are paying “extortionate” service charges with “broken lifts and constant leaks” "People are feeling very desperate. My blood starts boiling,” #LeaseholdScandal #Trapped www.times-series.co.uk/news/2483177...
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'I own my flat but still have to pay the council over £5K a year for repairs'
Residents in Hackney Council-owned tower block Pitcairn House are paying “extortionate” service charges to live in a building with “broken…
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
#LeaseholdScandal
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I'm trying not to turn the heating on': The pensioner leaseholders seeing service charges rise by up to 2,500% 'Leasehold is a grotesquely unfair system that continues to destroy people's lives until the bitter end' #LeaseholdScandal #Trapped www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortga...
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Plight of pensioner leaseholders who have seen service charges TRIPLE
We have spoken to older leaseholders, including a 96-year-old who has seen her charge rise 223% since 2010 to £4,200 and another who has seen a 2,500% rise.
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
💥WE'VE BEEN PAYING FOR A LIFT THAT DOES NOT EXIST💥 @NHGhousing It's a scandal on par with the Post Office scandal #LeaseholdScandal "I'm physically and mentally drained" @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Notting Hill Genesis tenants in Wembley pay for non-existent lift
Angela Tanner, who lives at Barham Park, says they are paying for a lift but the block only has stairs.
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Leasehold is a blank cheque. It's a nightmare #LeaseholdScandal
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Gateshead Leaseholders 'in limbo' over 18-year freehold wait. Taylor Wimpey says it entered into an agreement in 2006 to transfer them to a company called Regisport. THESE AGREEMENTS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL #LeaseholdScandal #Trapped search.app/6Eem1UiYjY3k...
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Gateshead leaseholders 'in limbo' over 18-year freehold wait
Residents of Staiths South Bank estate say they are trapped in a complex, long-running saga.
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
#LeaseholdScandal
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
💢 LEASEHOLD DEBATE 💢 Thank you Ruth Cadbury MP for raising this ongoing issue and for recognising our hard work representing leaseholders over the past 8 years. Listen from 11:00 am #leaseholdscandal #buildingsafety #servicecharges parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Unfortunately many leaseholders will still not be able to afford to buy their freehold or extend their lease because they have delayed switching on of the valuation element of LAFRA. Those leaseholders that do buy now will be exploited & ripped off in the process. #LeaseholdScandal
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Leaseholder wins hundreds from the council for items she was wrongly billed for as part of her service charge The Bermondsey resident was incorrectly charged for lights in a random car park and maintenance to non-existent grounds #LeaseholdScandal southwarknews.co.uk/area/bermond...
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Leaseholder wins hundreds from the council for items she was wrongly billed for as part of her service charge
A Bermondsey homeowner was incorrectly charged hundreds of pounds for lights in a random car park and maintenance to non-existent
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Hi Lewis - National Leasehold Campaign co-founder here. We have over 32K members with large proportion from North East that was targeted by developers back in 2007. My guess is your constituency is also affected- happy to explain more if you need. #leaseholdscandal www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org
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WHERE LEASEHOLDER'S HAVE A VOICE
National Leasehold Campaign (NLC). Join us ....
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
Flat owners in a building in Ipswich are waiting to find out whether the government will cover the cost of fire safety repairs. The #leaseholdscandal gift that keeps on giving. @nlc-movement.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ipswich flat owners facing uncertain future amid safety issues
Leaseholders at Churchmans House are waiting to find out if they will receive government funding.
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
🚨We wanted a dream flat but woke up in a nightmare🚨 A group of leaseholders say they are living in a 'horror story' after being hit with huge unexpected bills #LeaseholdScandal #Trapped #Leasehold @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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We wanted a city centre dream flat but woke up a nightmare
A group of leaseholders say they are living in a 'horror story' after being hit with huge unexpected bills
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Liverpool charity faces watchdog finance probe The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into the charity after discovering it had not declared any income despite owning the lease on 16 properties #LeaseholdScandal @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Liverpool charity faces regulator probe over finances - BBC News
The Charity Commission starts a formal inquiry into a charity aimed at improving lives in the city.
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#LeaseholdScandal
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
IS THIS A BETTER SOLUTION TO THE #BUILDINGSAFETY CRISIS? KNOCK IT DOWN&START AGAIN! OR Examples of works that Livv says are needed at Knowsley Heights include: renewing and updating the buildings insulation; repairing& modernising all balconies CONT #leasehold www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Knowsley Heights 'to be knocked down' as letters sent out
Residents have been informed of proposals to level the flats and build new homes on the site
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
💢 LEASEHOLD DEBATE 💢 Thank you Ruth Cadbury MP for raising this ongoing issue and for recognising our hard work representing leaseholders over the past 8 years. Listen from 11:00 am #leaseholdscandal #buildingsafety #servicecharges parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Ruth Cadbury MP @ruthcadbury.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Really pleased to speak in my debate about leasehold this morning; highlights include a block of flats where excrement comes down the lift, naming & shaming freeholders, fire safety challenges & much more. hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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Leasehold Reform - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Leasehold Reform' on Tuesday 3 June 2025.
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
"carried out numerous rescues using our aerial ladder platforms. Crews were presented with plumes of black smoke, people presenting at windows, & fire on every floor in the stairwell section. Crews worked really hard and were able to rescue 50 people from the property." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Warrington flats fire sees 50 people rescued from blaze
Firefighters use an aerial ladder to tackle the blaze which broke out in a stairwell.
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Mykomment @mykomment.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Westminster Council seeing #leasehold resident insurance rises as companies leave market. #leaseholdscandal @nlc-movement.bsky.social @cathnlc.bsky.social westminstertimes.co.uk/2024/03/12/c...
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Council leasehold block residents face soaring insurance bills as companies leave market - Westminster Times
Westminster Council has told its tenants this year's insurance bill has doubled from last year, in part because it has been left with no choice but to choose the sole provider.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Knowsley residents caught in building safety trap Theyve been let down repeatedly by revolving door of private management companies while conditions in the buildings have gone from bad to worse #leasehold @nlc-movement.bsky.social @eocs-official.bsky.social www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Hundreds made homeless after 'catastrophe' at Kirkby tower blocks
Ongoing crisis on Kirkby housing estate has worsened after buildings condemned as 'unsafe'
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
💥 WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF LEASEHOLDERS 💪 LKP is in the high court tomorrow seeking to intervene on the government's side against freeholders attempting to torpedo leasehold reforms 💪DAVID VS GOLIATH💪 @cathnlc.bsky.social 👇👇 mailchi.mp/leaseholdkno...
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LKP seeks to intervene against freeholders' judicial review against 2024 leasehold reforms
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Lauren Sullivan MP @laurensullivanmp.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
📢 Thank you to KentOnline News for shining a light on this important campaign. Read more here: www.kentonline.co.uk/.../resident... #Gravesham #firstport #Leasehold #HomeOwnership
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Lauren Sullivan MP @laurensullivanmp.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I’ve raised these issues in Parliament and continue to work closely with campaigners to bring an end to this exploitation. Enough is enough — we need urgent reform of estate management practices. If you’re affected, speak up and join the campaign to hold these companies to account.
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Lauren Sullivan MP @laurensullivanmp.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🎥 I’m standing alongside residents on the Springhead Park estate in their fight against unfair treatment by FirstPort. Families here are being hit with soaring service charges, poor communication, and a lack of accountability.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
An open letter by the cross-party committee to deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner said the government should not be left “marking its own homework”. #leasehold #Grenfell @nlc-movement.bsky.social @eocs-official.bsky.social www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/mps-cal...
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MPs call for independent oversight to ensure Grenfell Inquiry recommendations are implemented
The HCLG Committee is calling on the government to introduce an independent oversight body to guarantee that Grenfell Inquiry recommendations are implemented.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
@bsky.app @support.bsky.team The Leasehold & Commonhold thread is constantly bombarded with spam totally unrelated to the topic. I've done everything I can think of to prevent it- can you help/advise? Many thanks
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Benchmark for a claim is whether or not a building is fit for habitation-the BSA was introduced following Grenfell &necessarily addresses concerns about fire safety -thats not its sole focus Building safety risks encompass fire safety AND structural issues #leasehold www.lexology.com/library/deta...
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Building Liability Orders: What do we know now that the first one has been made?
Last month we announced that we would be publishing a series of blogs and thought leadership pieces on the latest developments in building safety…
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Latest data from Quick Move Now suggests 32% of property sales fell through before completion, with 35% of failed sales attributed to difficulty securing a mortgage Ground rent not mentioned but @nlc-movement.bsky.social survey pointed the finger #leasehold www.propertyreporter.co.uk/why-did-prop...
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Why did property sales fall through in Q1 2025?
Just under a third of property sales fell through before completion in the first three months of 2025, according to new research from Quick Move Now.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
62% of respondents had lost the sale of their property due to their buyer being unable to secure a mortgage. The majority of those (63%) were due to the onerous ground rent with service charges also indicated (35% of 62%). #leasehold www.leaseholdknowledge.com/nationwide-t...
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Nationwide is the mortgage lender most nervy about ground rents, suggests survey by National Leasehold Campaign - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
Nationwide is the mortgage lender most nervy about ground rents, suggests survey by National Leasehold Campaign
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
EXISTING LEASEHOLDERS ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY ESCALATING GROUND RENTS‼️ NLC survey shows Nationwide has turned down more mortgages because of concerns over ground rents than any other lender. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social @cathnlc.bsky.social www.leaseholdknowledge.com/nationwide-t...
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Nationwide is the mortgage lender most nervy about ground rents, suggests survey by National Leasehold Campaign - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
Nationwide is the mortgage lender most nervy about ground rents, suggests survey by National Leasehold Campaign
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
❌ TOMORROW BBC RADIO 4 MONEYBOX 12:04❌ @liamspender.bsky.social talking about the new white paper on Commonhold. #leasehold @nlc-movement.bsky.social @lkpleasehold.bsky.social @eocs-official.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, 15/03/2025
Paul Lewis presents the latest news from the world of personal finance.
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social with Freudian slip up or a tech guy caught in the #leaseholdscandal ? bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… @nlc-movement.bsky.social @lkpleasehold.bsky.social
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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
🌞HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY🌞 Incredibly proud of what the 'NLC Movement' has achieved in 8 years. Founded by three working mums from the North West 💪 Join the David Vs Goliath battle 💪 👇👇 nationalleaseholdcampaign.org @cathnlc.bsky.social #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #peoplepower #Leasehold
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NLC Cath Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
1/A group of leaseholders have won a legal battle to prove they were unlawfully deprived of the chance to take control of their own building when their landlord sold it to an offshore firm. #leasehold @nlc-movement.bsky.social @jodarbyshire.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Liverpool: Leaseholders' legal victory over offshore landlord
People who own leases in Queensland Place in Liverpool hope their victory could set a precedent.
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Cladding Victim @lostinsw19.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Most housing associations do this. And most *also* add a 'management fee' on top. That's why shared owners in private blocks pay a higher service charge than their neighbours who are private leaseholders in the same block. It's yet another scandal. @nlc-movement.bsky.social @cathnlc.bsky.social
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Mindful Citizen KS @mindfulobserver.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
So glad to hear this. Long overdue. If the rest of the world can manage, I'm sure we can too. #leasehold #Britain The government should also address the out-of-control #insurance and safety costs for buildings. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Government to end leasehold flat system with new commonhold plans
Ministers want to move to a "commonhold" system where flat-owners own a share of their buildings.
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Mykomment @mykomment.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#leasehold scandal to end (maybe) but beware "unfair building/grounds maintenance " contracts. Centuries-old leasehold system to be abolished in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
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Centuries-old leasehold system to be abolished in England and Wales
Exclusive: Housing minister says overhaul of feudal-era system would take place before end of this parliament
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