The Truth About Leasehold Reform Nobody Wants to Hear

What do the latest leasehold reforms mean for leaseholders, landlords and managing agents? And could commonhold change the future of residential property ownership? In this episode of The Property People Presents, host Sandeep Singh is joined by Victoria Brewer and Rob Denman of JB Leitch Solicitors to explore the changing legal landscape of residential property management. From service charge transparency and lease extensions to commonhold, building safety and lease enforcement, they discuss what the proposed reforms could mean in practice, why communication and education matter, and how technology could improve transparency across the sector. The episode explores: What leasehold reform and commonhold mean for leaseholders and the wider property sector How changes to service charges, forfeiture and lease enforcement could affect residents and managing agents The challenges of resident-led management and shared decision-making Why trust, transparency and communication are essential to resolving disputes How property managers can prepare for upcoming legislation With practical insights from legal professionals, this episode unpacks the realities behind the headlines and considers what the future of leasehold, commonhold and residential property management could look like. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to JB Leitch and the guests 08:56 Leasehold reform: What has actually changed? 11:02 Service charge transparency and proposed legislation 16:03 Can greater transparency improve trust? 17:03 How technology and AI could transform property management 20:12 Helping buyers understand leasehold ownership 22:13 Commonhold vs leasehold: Costs, control and responsibility 28:25 Why has commonhold struggled to take off? 30:22 Resident control and the challenges of building management 37:15 Will commonhold make managing agents more important? 38:19 Training property managers for upcoming reforms 41:17 Changes to forfeiture and lease enforcement 44:24 Advice for leaseholders, landlords and property managers Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this podcast. Please do visit, like and share their services: Dayco Services Website: http://www.daycomaintenance.co.uk/ LinkedIn:   / dayco-property-maintenance-ltd   JB Leitch Website: http://www.jbleitch.co.uk LinkedIn:   / j-b-leitch-ltd   Motive8 Limited Website: http://www.m8group.co.uk LinkedIn:   / motive8-limited   Follow & Catch Up With Us Find out more: Website: www.thepropertypeople.co.uk Email: hello@thepropertypeople.co.uk Connect with us on LinkedIn: Property People: www.linkedin.com/company/the-property-people-london Sandeep: www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-singh-tpp Jess: www.linkedin.com/in/jessparmar/ To Listen Elsewhere: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UbpHdv... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...