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Shared ownership

April 2024

  • Sadiq Khan

    Sadiq Khan: leaseholders in England should have the right to withhold service charges

    London mayor says residents need a law protecting them from unfair and unexplained increases in levies by landlords

March 2024

  • Marson Apartments in Elephant and Castle, south London

    Outrage as residents in England’s ‘affordable’ housing forced to pay thousands of pounds extra in service charge

    Pressure on Michael Gove to act as householders see bills rise 40%, with many saying that they cannot afford to pay
  • Couple sitting in front of housing block.

    ‘We’re being ripped off’: England’s ‘affordable-housing’ residents who are being priced out of their own homes

    Service charges for shared-ownership houses have rocketed, leaving many unable to pay. We hear their stories
  • Illustration: Mark Long

    First-time buyer schemes: five ways to get on the UK property ladder

    From shared ownership to rent to buy, we look at the schemes aimed at helping you own a home
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