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The Residential Revolution Podcast | Episode 6: A House is a Home | With Tony Radevsky, Imogen Dodds, Thomas Rothwell, and Henrietta Hammonds of Beckett and Kay

We are pleased to share the latest episode of The Residential Revolution, a new podcast series examining the significant legislative developments that have reshaped the residential landlord and tenant landscape in recent years.

In this sixth episode, A House is a Home, Tony Radevsky, Imogen Dodds, Thomas Rothwell and Henrietta Hammonds (Surveyor at Beckett and Kay) explore some of the key provisions contained within Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA).

The main time stamps are:

0:26 - Introduction and background to the Act 

1:50 - The ban on leasehold houses; the definition of a house

5:02 - Changes to the existing leasehold enfranchisement provisions

8:27 - Changes to leasehold valuation methodology

14:40 - New service charge regulations 

20:17 - Estate management regulation 

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Coming up next on Tuesday 14th July, Episode 7 | Are you having a LAFRA?, in which Joe Ollech and Gavin Bennison discuss the human rights challenges brought by a group of landlords to some of LAFRA's provisions, with particular focus on the capping of ground rents for valuation purposes.