Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 52932

Freehold: Service Charges

Tabled: 16 May 2025

Answered: 28 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) abolish and (b) impose a (i) freeze and (ii) maximum cap on increases in service charges for freehold properties.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government remain committed to protecting residential freeholders on private and mixed-tenure housing estates from unfair chargeWe will consult this year on implementing the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act’s new consumer protection provisions for th...

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