Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 74455

Ground Rent: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the affordability of ground rents in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government is committed to addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rents and we will do this in legislation. We will set out further details on our detailed plans for existing ground rents in due course. Data on ground rents is collected as par...

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