Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 89653

Ground Rent

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of long leases that have been turned into Assured Shorthold Tenancies because their ground rent was increased to more than £25

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not hold data on long leases that have been treated as assured shorthold tenancies as a result of ground rent increases. Nor does it hold data on the number of leases that have been forfeited due to ground rent arrears.The government ha...

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