Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates

Scope of this consultation Topic of this consultation This consultation sets out wide-ranging proposals to give better rights and protection for homeowners living on privately managed estates and to address the considerable injustices they face. This includes the introduction of new measures in legislation that will mean homeowners on privately managed estates will no longer have to worry about losing their homes when they fall into arrears on their estate management charge. The consultation also takes forward key measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (“the 2024 Act”), which create a new regulatory framework to give homeowners on privately managed estates new rights, protections and powers to hold their estate manager to account for the money they spend. This framework is built around the enhanced framework for leaseholders and includes ensuring transparency of estate management charges. It gives homeowners the right to c