Professor Nick Hopkins will be taking over from Martin Boyd, providing strategic direction as LEASE continues to modernise its services and help leaseholders.
Professor Nick Hopkins has today (2 November 2026) been announced as the new Chair of the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE), where he will strengthen the organisation’s role in championing the rights of leaseholders and park home owners.
LEASE is a government-funded body which provides free advice and information to leaseholders and park homeowners in England and Wales, including on commonhold and building safety issues.
As Chair, Professor Hopkins will provide strategic direction for LEASE as it continues to modernise its services and support leaseholders and park home owners in understanding their rights.
He brings a wealth of experience in land and property law, following a decade as the Law Commissioner for Property, Family and Trust Law in England and Wales, which included leading the Commission’s work on residential leasehold and commonhold reform, as well as his current position as Professor of Land Law at University College London.