The problem is that, if you try to enforce a lease, what is your route? The only other route would be to go to the High Court, and that would be a very lengthy process. I am saying that the threat of forfeiture is often enough for people to see sense. I have never come across a case in which people have actually gone through the whole process of forfeiture.
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Truscott
(Non-affiliated)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.
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