Once we have submitted a final report, our project is completed. After this, our recommendations are discussed by Government before they are put before Parliament.
Our most recent completed projects are listed here but you can view all projects completed by the Law Commission between 1966 and 2024.
Making commonhold a preferred alternative to leasehold ownership. We published our report on commonhold (“Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership”) on 21 July 2020.
All three residential leasehold and commonhold reports were published on 21 July 2020. Further details are available on the project-specific pages by following the links below.
Helping leaseholders take control over the running of their buildings. We published our report on the right to manage (“Leasehold home ownership: exercising the right to manage”) on 21 July 2020.
Making provision in law for binding nuptial agreements and helping people understand the law on meeting an ex-spouse’s financial needs on the breakdown of a marriage. Guidance has been produced, and scoping work undertaken by the government but we await a final response.
