Petition · past parliament
Abolish old & outdated leasehold law for all leasehold flats. Make them freehold
Closed
97 signatures
What the petition asks
Crooked & unregulated freeholders hold leaseholders to ransom with high fees. When we buy a flat, we should also own a section of the outside part of the building and parts of the communal area. Responsibility should lie with the flat owner, not the freeholder. Commonhold law may be required here.
The freeholder of the building should be forced to sell part of their freehold (for a cheap price) at the start and then eventually force them to give up the freehold. Leaseholders in UK are being conned and ripped off by unregulated freeholders.
Timeline
| 22 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
97
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Dec 2016
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.