With Brexit still an unknown and property becoming a huge political tool to capture votes at the moment, there are many opinions about what will happen next. Unsurprisingly, it can be difficult for consumers to work out what to do.

With two new ministers running housing policy in England, I thought it would be useful to see how different the property markets they are used to are. And you probably couldn’t get more different markets!

In this article Leigh Shapiro, member of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) and Partner at Irwin Mitchell, discusses the hidden responsibilities of leaseholders and why it’s so important to get the right advice before embarking on ownership of a leasehold property.

The word ‘stable’ to describe the property market has been used by many of the indices over the last few months – but no-one is describing the market as ‘strong’. What most indices agree on is that in today’s market people just aren’t being forced to sell, mainly due to rock bottom mortgage rates. To find out more, read Kate Faulkner's latest property price analysis.