“ALEP welcomes the publication of these consultations, which provide some much-needed clarity on how the enfranchisement provisions within the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 may operate in practice. However, the valuation rates and treatment of process costs are not minor technical details. They will determine what leaseholders pay, what freeholders receive and whether the new system delivers a fair and workable outcome for everyone involved.
“The Government is right to seek views from leaseholders, freeholders and other affected parties. However, these are highly complex proposals, and specialist enfranchisement professionals will play an essential role in helping people understand their implications and identify consequences that may not be immediately apparent.
“ALEP supports meaningful leasehold reform and recognises that commonhold will play an important part in the future of property ownership. Our concern has always been to ensure that reform works in practice. Changes designed to reduce costs for one party must not simply transfer those costs elsewhere or create new barriers, disputes and delays.
“We will examine both consultations carefully and provide detailed evidence. The Government must take the time to get these provisions right, rather than allowing the pressure to implement legislation quickly to outweigh the need for a balanced, legally robust and practical system.”
Mark Chick – ALEP Director, 16 July 2026
