‘They’re trying to milk us’: leaseholders tell of soaring charges amid Labour reform delays
Some residents say they are facing financial ruin as government’s long-awaited law changes stall“I don’t say this lightly, but I feel traumatised by this,” said Sarah*, a leaseholder who owns a one-bedroom flat in Moseley, south Birmingham. “Every time I open the front door to my house...
<p>Some residents say they are facing financial ruin as government’s long-awaited law changes stall</p><p>“I don’t say this lightly, but I feel traumatised by this,” said Sarah*, a leaseholder who owns a one-bedroom flat in Moseley, south Birmingham. “Every time I open the front door to my house I’m expecting some frightening letter with lots of zeros on it. It has ruined my life, to be honest.”</p><p>Sarah works full-time as a school teacher, but has been forced to take up a second job to pay the spiralling bills from the management company of her building.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/25/theyre-trying-to-milk-us-leaseholders-tell-of-soaring-charges-amid-labour-reform-delays">Continue reading...</a>
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