Competition watchdog cracks down on ‘unfair’ leasehold terms that trapped people in properties they could not sell

Thousands more homeowners who paid a doubled ground rent on their property will get a refund after the competition watchdog cracked down on “unfair” leasehold practices.

More than 5,000 households in the UK will be compensated after being caught in contracts in which their ground rents doubled every 10 years.

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