Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81150

Home Ownership: Essex

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of Essex homeowners in financial hardship due to escalating ground rent clauses.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
I refer the hon. Member to UIN 74455 on 15 September 2025.