Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 26 November 2018Answered: 29 November 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed)
On 27 January, we published the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, marking the beginning of the end for the feudal leasehold system and supporting millions of families with the cost of living. We are reinvigorating commonhold and capping ground rent. We are analysing the responses to our wide-ranging consultation to drive up transparency of service charges and make it easier for leaseholders to challenge unreasonable costs. We will implement these measures as soon as possible.