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Will lenders have confidence to lend against commonhold?

1 July 2025 / Author(s): Cecily Crampin , Daniel Black
Issue: July 2025 / Categories: Feature

The Commonhold White Paper, published in March 2025, proposes changes to the commonhold scheme in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 which are said to make it beneficial not just to flat owners, but also to lenders. This article gives an overview from the lender perspective and as against leasehold.

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