Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 71108

Flats: Valuation

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting shared ownership staircasing valuations to be (a) appealed or (b) negotiated by shared owners, using evidence

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The price paid by shared owners for staircasing is based on the property's full open 'Market Value' (defined in the shared ownership model leases) as determined by an independent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) valuer.RICS valuations will ...

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