BBC researchers have confirmed they want to visit our Liversedge site to film when the first new owner moves in within the next few weeks.

Filming will be part of a follow up story as part of morning news features on home ownership. A national leasehold scandal is emerging where buyers of homes and apartments find that they have mortgaged an apartment only to find its a long term tenancy agreement and not a home purchase.

Hopton Build are the only known builders selling apartments freehold within a commonhold development – everyone owns their apartment freehold and all owners jointly share the freehold of the development. Featured in the Law Commission review a couple of months ago the government is keen to see if it can become the main stream way to own property in the UK.