Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 90633

Leasehold

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for leaseholders undertaking informal lease extensions, in the context of the (a) absence of specialist qualif

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department has considered the adequacy of consumer protections for leaseholders undertaking informal lease extensions as part of the wider package of leasehold reform. The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 already provides some protections by res...

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