Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81151
First Time Buyers: Ground Rent
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of first-time buyers in (a) Essex and (b) the UK unable to purchase homes due to ground rent escalator clauses.