Category: The Buzz

The effects of the test case in Scotland are now being felt with many home owners successfully getting their burdens struck out! We are preparing to run a test case under English law and need your help. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/B8HTNDV

The information will be used to support our campaigns as well as helping us identify suitable deeds to challenge.

Happy New Year HorNets!

Let’s make it a good one. Start by contacting your MP to urge them to join the All Party Parliamentary Group on Leasehold and Common Hold Reform. This group is looking at land and property reform in view of the exploitation of their constituents who are leaseholders. The recent debate (20th December 2016) highlighted the problems ordinary home owners face when up against greedy land owners and maintenance companies. We are in a similar situation and need to get the private estate model stopped before more new home owners become trapped. The co chair, Jim Fitzpatrick did mention our problems in his introductory speech.  You can watch the debate here –  http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/5069cc08-aeee-4451-93d8-fef9b0802407?in=14:31:10

For more information about the group take a look at http://www.leaseholdknowledge.com/category/mps-appg-on-leasehold

Don’t miss this golden opportunity to include our issues in any proposed reforms – TAKE ACTION – write to your MP now! You can use this template as a basis APPGMP

Eventually passes through… What has this got to do with private estates? Well – we have public open spaces on private land and literally are falling between stools! Dog fouling legislation in England applies only to public open spaces, so if there is a problem on your estate the council may not act. You will almost certainly be paying for the clean up through your management charges if the company actually deal with it.

This post is not intended to be offensive, but the scenario does highlight how the private estate model is unworkable at the practical day to day level which impacts on all our lives.