I saw this documentary on Channel 4 recently that resonated.
Although we are not leasehold, we currently face many of the issues highlighted.
Worth watching if you get the chance.
Dispatches: Property Nightmare: The Truth About Leaseholds
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od
8 PM Mon 20 August 2012 C4 Duration: 27:03
The economic downturn has made buying property outright more difficult than ever but our obsession with home-ownership has led three million of us to choose the apparently cheaper option: leasehold properties. But purchasing a home in this way can come at a cost, leaving those owners vulnerable to excessive and unfair charging, to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds.
Dispatches reporter Morland Sanders investigates allegations of private landlords, councils, and housing associations overcharging leasehold homeowners for housing works and maintenance, which in some cases are also claimed to be unsatisfactory and unnecessary.
With complaints and cases disputing costs on the increase, Dispatches investigates the government's reluctance to impose greater regulation on the leasehold sector, which is making two and a half billion pounds a year in service charges for maintenance and repairs.
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