
Gove says leasehold ownership ‘must be abolished’ as part of Grenfell reforms
Secretary of State tells newspaper over the weekend that he also intends to ban developers who don’t replace cladding on at-risk towers. Housing secretary Michael Gove admitted over the weekend that wishes to see the leasehold system through which most apartments and many houses are sold, abolished. “I don’t believe leasehold is fair in any way. It is an outdated feudal system that needs to go. And we need to…