Freeholder clients of E&J have undertaken to vary all long-term residential leases from these developers that include doubling ground rent terms (where rent doubles every 10 or 15 years). Since 2018 we have contacted affected leaseholders to offer replacement with an RPI-linked term. Under our current policy, all qualifying leases will now be varied so that the ground rent is reset to the amount specified when the lease was originally granted and will not increase further. You do not need to take any action if your lease qualifies. If you believe you have a qualifying lease and have not been contacted, or if you previously paid an increased ground rent and believe you may be due a refund, please contact us.