Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117295

Commonhold and Leasehold: Human Rights

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent representations his Department has received on the compatibility of leasehold and commonhold reform with the European Convention of Human Rights.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department has received representations from a range of external stakeholders regarding the government’s leasehold and commonhold reform agenda. These have included representations regarding property rights.