Law Reform Consultation Responses & News

The LRC recently met with the Law Commission's Property, Family and Trusts team to discuss their current work programme and future priorities in property law and to meet Lisa Webley, the newly appointed Law Commissioner for Property, Family and Trusts. The meeting emphasised the value of input from respected organisations such as the PLA, noting that understanding the real-world impact of their work is crucial to effective law reform.

The PLA's response to The Housing Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s Call for Evidence on the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, which included views submitted to the LRC by members, was submitted to the  Committee on 25 February 2026.

Property Litigation Association Response to the Proposed Reform of the 1954 Act Consultation Paper

The PLA and PBA have both provided submissions to the Government committee on the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill.

PLA's response to the Law Commission's consultation on the 14th Program

In the PLA’s response to the government’s call for evidence on commercial rents and Covid-19, it drew on the findings of its latest members survey.

PLA response on commercial rents and Covid 19: a call for evidence

Current work of Tribunal Timescales Practice Directions CE-File Experts AOB

An email from Chief Master Marsh in which he sets out the system employed in the High Court for dealing with high value rent claims

During the summer, the PLA’s Law Reform Committee raised a number of queries with the Insolvency Service