Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 69731
Ground Rent
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
John Whitby
Labour — Derbyshire Dales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a cap on ground rents.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.