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 PennycookMy 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.