Leasehold is a positive tenure and needs to stay

Lorraine Collis Chief Executive at ELM Group_ (003)

Lorraine Collis argues we should better regulate managing agents but refrain from condemning leasehold as a tenure as some campaigners do

recent article by the BBC surrounding the unfortunate experience of a leaseholder has further stimulated anti-leasehold campaigner’s demands for a ban on the tenure.

The reality is that leasehold offers huge protection for the majority of leaseholders with its laws and history dating back over 800 years corresponding with the formation of the Magna Carta in 1215.

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