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Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook, says that the government's leasehold reforms, announced in parliament today, will be transformational for home ownership and will modernise the housing market. Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00This ambitious piece of legislation will modernise property law, deliver a fair and efficient
00:05modern housing market and, most importantly, transform the experience of home ownership
00:09for millions of leaseholders across the country.
00:12The draft bill includes the following key provisions.
00:15A new legal framework for commonhold to reform and reinvigorate this radical improvement on
00:20leasehold ownership.
00:22A statutory restriction on new leasehold flats to ensure that in future commonhold is the
00:27default tenure.
00:29A new process for converting to commonhold from leasehold to make conversion easier
00:34so more homeowners can enjoy this improved form of ownership.
00:38The abolition of leasehold forfeiture and its replacement with a fairer system of lease enforcement.
00:43The repeal of draconian powers relating to rent charges on freehold estates and the capping
00:49of ground rent for older leases at £250 per year, changing to a peppercorn after 40 years.
00:55So, let's take a look.
00:58So, let's take a look.
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