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The leasehold scandal will be bigger than PPI, and steps need to be taken by government, with the support of the legal system, to ensure our archaic leasehold laws are given a radical and meaningful overhaul, without heeding the 'bleatings' from property developers and the shady ground rent investment vehicles, who have profited from exploiting leasehold,e specially over the past 10 years.

I note the comments from Jeffery Shaw at Nether Edge Law, and of course, he would say "there's already much legislation restricting landlords' worst excesses". If the legislation, and the First Tier Tribunal, was effective at protecting leaseholders, we would not have this truly appalling leasehold exploitation, involving property developers, conveyancing solicitors, mortgage providers, and top of the list; ground rent investment vehicles.

First, can we please clarify the use of the term 'landlord'.

In this #leaseholdscandal scenario, the term 'landlord' must be identified as 'Freeholder', who owns the Ground Rent (and exploits leaseholders), as opposed to a 'landlord' who has bought a lease, often mortgaged, and rents out property.

Leasehold exploitation is largely confined to England. Why? I ask the legal profession what the answer is, if it doesn't happen in e.g. Scotland.