‘Using the solicitor recommended by our developer has left me with a worthless home’
Homeowners are unable to expand their families because they are stuck in contracts that they didn't understand when they purchased
13 December 2020 • 5:00am
‘Our five-year-old son sleeps in our room. His friends ask him, where is your bedroom?’ says one homeowner who is trapped by his lease
Legal advice from solicitors recommended by developers is at the heart of the leasehold scandal, trapped homeowners have warned.
Many of those affected by problems such as doubling ground rents and expiring leases were encouraged to use certain property lawyers.