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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 34 MIN

Reality Check: how the leasehold mafia screwed a generation of homeowners

from Best of the Spectator

Buying a flat in Britain has increasingly become a fool's errand, driven in part by the leasehold system trapping homeowners into flats. When Labour wrote their manifesto they promised reform to the leasehold system, but it remains a sticking point in Westminster due to heavy lobbying. Michael Simmons is joined by Harry Scoffin, founder from Free Leaseholders who makes the case for the common hold system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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