A 999-year lease is a virtual freehold, is it not? Why not have those extra-long leases? Why have short leases, which force up the enfranchisement costs when people buy their leases if the ground rents are high as well?
Housing and Planning Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 3 March 2016.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Housing and Planning Bill.
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