Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 112633
Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning of 27 January 2026, HCWS1278, what enforcement framework will replace leasehold forfeitu
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill includes provisions that abolish the right to forfeit a long residential lease for breach of covenant and introduce a new statutory lease enforcement scheme. An Impact Assessment for the draft Bill will be pu...
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