Government launches consultation on enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates
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The government has launched a public consultation on proposals to strengthen rights and protections for homeowners living on privately managed freehold estates.
This includes proposals for new legislation that would mean homeowners on privately managed estates would no longer risk losing their homes if they fall into arrears on their estate management charge.
The consultation also takes forward key measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, which create a new regulatory framework to give homeowners on privately managed freehold estates new rights, protections and powers to hold their estate manager to account for the money they spend.
Proposals are structured across four parts:
- removing disproportionate enforcement remedies
- implementing the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
- further government action to tackle the injustices with ‘fleecehold’
- other issues
The consultation will run until 12 March 2026, and views can be sent online or via email to [email protected].