leasehold reforms

Paula Higgins

CEO & Founder

After spending 15 years reforming housing policy in government, Paula set up the HomeOwners Alliance to give homeowners a voice.  Paula is the public face of the organisation with regular appearances on TV (BBC News, This Morning, Rip off Britain) and Radio (Radio 4 You & Yours, Moneybox and Radio 5 Live), attending government and industry groups and spearheading our campaigns. Paula is a property expert for The Sun, and has also written for and contributed to a number of publications including The Times, Daily Mail, iNews and House Beautiful.

Latest Articles by Paula

retirement housing

Retirement Housing Reform: Beyond the Sales Brochure

Over the last decade here at the HomeOwners Alliance we’ve had a steady stream of unhappy homeowners and their grown children dealing with retirement property problems. This is why we are launching a campaign for Retirement Housing Reform. There is no question that we need more retirement housing options in the UK. According to Our […]
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license to build

License to Build: Stop Cowboy Builders

Thousands of UK homeowners fall victim to rogue builders every year, with contractors delivering poor work, abandoning projects, or disappearing with deposits. Cowboy builders have cost British homeowners an estimated £14.3 billion over the past five years alone, research by the Federation of Master Builders found. Unlike electricians or gas engineers, builders don’t need to prove […]
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ground rent

Ground Rent Explained

What is ground rent? Ground rent is a fee paid by a leaseholder to the freeholder for the right to occupy the land their property is built on. Ground rent is most commonly paid by leasehold flat owners but if you own a leasehold house you may need to pay it too. Your lease will specify […]
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lease extension costs

Lease extension costs in 2025

KEY INFORMATION Lease extension costs: Summarised How much does it cost to extend a lease? The cost of extending a lease depends on numerous factors including the property value, the length of the lease, the ground rent payable and how often it increases. To get an idea of how much it may cost you to […]
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House Price Watch Sept 2024

What’s happening nationally House prices are up on average +0.8% over the past month and +3.6% over the past year. All of the indices report house prices up this month: Halifax (+0.3%), Nationwide (+0.7%), Rightmove reporting asking prices (+0.8%) and Land Registry reporting August figures (+1.5%).. Annual house price growth is reported to be up […]
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Budget 2024

Budget 2024: what this means for you

Budget 2024: what this means for you The government has been warning for months that this budget will be ‘painful’ as it aims to plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances as well as raising money so the Chancellor Rachel Reeves can fulfil her promise to ‘invest, invest, invest’ in order to ‘fix […]
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