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I fail to see how Mr Fatchett's past conduct impacts on his ability to help people take a pragmatic approach to this issue. Show me who else is trying to help people in this situation. The Government have been debating the Leasehold Reform Bill now for over a year with no real progress. I look forward to seeing this implemented in five years time when it is too late. In my opinion, if conveyancers/solicitors have done a good job they have no reason to worry. Why should they not be held accountable for financial loss flowing from negligent advice? After all, doesn't a solicitor have a duty to call his client's attention to clauses in an unusual form which may affect the interests of his client?