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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 27 MIN

Do leasehold reforms go far enough?

from The New Statesman Podcast, Subscriber Only Edition

Millions of leaseholders in England and Wales will get their ground rents capped at £250 per year as part of Labour's long-promised overhaul of a hated system.   Reforms also include proposals to ban the sale of new leasehold flats, in a bid to give people greater control over their homes.   Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will Dunn.

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