Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 71660
Business Premises: Rents
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Lewis Cocking
Conservative — Broxbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what public consultation her Department has undertaken in relation to the proposed prohibition of upward-only rent reviews for commercial leases in the English Devolution and Com
Answer
Alex NorrisNo formal public consultation was undertaken prior to the announcement of the policy. However, upwards only rent reviews are an issue of a longstanding concern that artificially inflated rents make it harder for businesses to access commercial property. T...
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