Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 16 November 2023Answered: 23 November 2023
Asked by
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat — Orkney and Shetland
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
The Government are committed to finally bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end. To do so, we will implement the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, enact the remaining Law Commission recommendations relating to enfranchisement and the right to manage, take steps to make commonhold the default tenure for new flats, and tackle unaffordable and unregulated ground rent charges. As set out in the King’s Speech, draft legislation will be published in due course.