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Katie NLC
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Founder of the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) in 2017 with a clear aim to Abolish Leasehold and mandate Commonhold. Also to end Fleecehold - Estate Management.

https://www.nationalleaseholdcampaign.org/
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Really positive meeting with Minister for Housing Matthew Pennycook today where we outlined the concerns of NLC members.

He is determined to deliver on their manifesto commitments

We stressed the urgency to lay down a timeline of when parts of LFRA24 will be enacted.

#Leasehold #Commonhold
The quiet divide conveyancers are now facing under the hidden impact of leasehold reform | Today's Conveyancer

🚫IN THE MEANTIME LEASEHOLDERS REMAIN TRAPPED IN LEASEHOLD LIMBO

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

#LeaseholdScandal
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The quiet divide conveyancers are now facing under the hidden impact of leasehold reform | Today's Conveyancer
The quiet divide conveyancers are now facing under the hidden impact of leasehold reform: Louise Ainley, conveyancing solicitor at licensed conveyancer course provider Access Law Online, explains how ...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
David Vs Goliath Battle - David Wins at St Davids Square 💪💪

Huge personal victory after fighting for years for solicitor and leaseholder @liamspender.bsky.social

WELL DONE LIAM 👏👏👏

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

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Court of Appeal victory over St David's Square £500k 'contract for eternity' door entry system - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
St George's Square leaseholders led by Liam Spender have won their Court of Appeal challenge to a leased £500k door entry system fitted in the year 2000.
www.leaseholdknowledge.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
💥RETIREMENT HOUSING SCAM CONTINUES💥

Bereaved family members’ estates are at risk of bankruptcy -
How can this be right for a government backed scheme? @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

#LeaseholdScandal @insidehousing.bsky.social

www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/leaseho...
Leasehold concerns leave executors of extra care shared ownership properties struggling to settle family estates
Executors of extra care shared ownership properties are struggling to settle family members’ estates due to service charge costs and leasehold concerns.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Katie NLC
Who's blocking redress to the shared-equity leasehold flats that were miss-sold via govmt-backed schemes?
Below 80 year devaluation and term extension veto rights of housing associations NOT explained at point of sale!
Government supposed to have been overseers.
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
💥Treasury trying to block Labour pledge on £250 ground rent cap💥

“The Treasury has always resisted justice for leaseholders Steve Reed MUST NOT BACK DOWN‼️‼️

"Whose side are we on? Now is not the time to buckle”

@theipaper.com @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
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Treasury trying to block Labour pledge on £250 ground rent cap
Angela Rayner is leading Labour backbench demands for the Government to stick to its promise to reform the leasehold system and save homeowners thousands of pounds
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December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
ANOTHER leaseholder TRAPPED

"I thought I had done well.I didn’t realise at the time that there was a catch”

This illustrates just how much control they have over leaseholders & how they can use their power to intimidate & bully

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
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I bought my leasehold flat for £165,000 - it was a bargain but now I feel trapped
Mike Hoffman says he is now living with a leasehold nightmare of ‘mismanagement’ and ‘neglect’
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December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Leasehold ‘wild west’ under scrutiny as minister criticises FirstPort’s fees and failures

REMINDER - It's not just First Port ‼️and its been under scrutiny for MANY years but still the exploitation continues @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

#LeaseholdScandal

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Leasehold ‘wild west’ under scrutiny as minister criticises FirstPort’s fees and failures
Exclusive: Senior minister raises ‘significant concerns’ over one of UK’s biggest property managers
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December 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
If we do not remove the obstacle of freeholders' development rights in enfranchisement then commonhold is not going to happen for thousands, writes economist Alexander Hamilton

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Removing freeholders' development value in enfranchisement - as the Law Commission recommended - is vital to reform and conversion to commonhold - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
By Dr Alexander Hamilton Dr. Alexander Hamilton is an economic adviser and development economist at the UK’s FCDO, where he specialises in the economies of the Middle East and North Africa.  He writes...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Former minister calls for ban on ‘exploitative’ estate management fees

Justin Madders said the ‘exploitative model’ should no longer be accepted by councils as part of planning application 👏👏

#FleeceholdScandal @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

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Former minister calls for ban on ‘exploitative’ estate management fees
Justin Madders said the ‘exploitative model’ should no longer be accepted by councils as part of planning applications.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Parasitical, wealth-eroding freehold landlordism has suffered a devastating blow, but the appeals may keep coming if landlords reckon delay works in their favour
By @liamspender.bsky.social

NLC and LKP will not give up fighting 💪

#LeaseholdScandal

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Losing their £5m judicial review against the leasehold reforms threatens freeholders' long era of primacy. So, what's next? - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
Parasitical, wealth-eroding freehold landlordism has suffered a devastating blow, but the appeals may keep coming if landlords reckon delay works in their favour By Liam Spender Liam Spender is a trus...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
GOVERNMENT WINS JUDICIAL REVIEW ON ALL POINTS ‼️‼️

Today is a great day for leaseholders. Now over to you @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social GO GO GO !!!!

#LeaseholdScandal

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ARC Time Freehold Income Authorised Fund & Ors, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Find Case Law - The National Archives ...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is the reality for Leaseholders

➡️We are not seeing 👀 change
➡️We are not feeling change

Leaseholders have waited long enough

5 MILLION leaseholders will judge @teamlabouruk.bsky.social by their actions, not their words

⛓️LEASEHOLDERS REMAIN TRAPPED

#Lab25 #Leasehold
September 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🚨4 DAYS TO GO🚨

🗣Service charge consultation closes on Friday 26th September at 23.59

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💥MP's, Journalists, Followers please repost this to ensure this important consultation profile is raised

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September 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Reform was meant to bring clarity and fairness. Instead, it has delivered delay, uncertainty, and rising costs ⬆️

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

#LeaseholdLimbo #Trapped

www.property118.com/the-cost-of-...
The cost of indecision: When waiting for leasehold reform becomes a liability
Discover the hidden costs of delaying lease extensions in the UK. As leasehold reform stalls, leaseholders face rising premiums and marriage value risks. Act now to avoid financial pitfalls.
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July 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
💥JUDICIAL REVIEW FINAL DAY 💥

Both sides face a nervous wait

We are already more than a year on from Parliament passing LAFRA with none of its material provisions yet in legal effect. Leaseholders are rightly angry 😡

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

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Judicial Review Final Day: Both sides face a nervous wait, but freeholders have already won delay - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
The freeholders' judicial review to thwart leasehold reform ends and we await judgment - but freeholder have already won delay.
www.leaseholdknowledge.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Reposted by Katie NLC
Quite right too. Let those responsible for these failings bear the cost of that negligence. #Housing #Grenfell #FireSafety #Leasehold www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Court rules law passed after Grenfell is retrospective
The Court of Appeal ruling could have implications for who bears the costs of building safety.
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July 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
🏁FINAL DAY🏁

Leaseholders futures are in the hands of the High Court of Justice.......

Good luck to the Government Lawfare team 💪💪

#LeaseholdersTogether @lkpleasehold.bsky.social @liamspender.bsky.social @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
BBC News - Flat owners planning legal claim over 'secret' insurance charges

Two of the four freeholders are currently in the High Court claiming their human rights are being infringed

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Flat owners plan legal claim over 'secret' insurance charges to freeholders
Property firms allegedly charged leaseholders commission for arranging buildings insurance without telling them.
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July 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Reposted by Katie NLC
Vested Interests week part 2: Freeholders of 390,000 leasehold flats and houses across E&W are in court to challenge the govt's plans to reform leasehold claiming plans infringe their human rights! Solicitor Liam Spender of @LKPleasehold explains bit.ly/4nO5OvH
Your full guide to this week's judicial review by freeholders to torpedo reform to leasehold - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
This is how freeholders aim to torpedo our hard fought efforts to reform leasehold with human rights litigation.
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July 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Sebastian O'kelly @lkpleasehold.bsky.social tells BBC London

"Using lawfair is an attempt to derail the will of our parliament and our democracy"

"EXTRAORDINARY ARROGANCE, IT'S OUTRAGEOUS"

#LeaseholdScandal #Lawfare
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July 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook remains committed to ending the feudal leasehold system by the end of this Parliament 👏

They remain on course to switch on LAFRA @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

#LeaseholdScandal
July 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reposted by Katie NLC
This is so disingenuous of them. Giving to a charity should be a voluntary act, not something you're forced into doing because of archaic property laws.
July 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM