Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103897

Leasehold

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate has the Land Registry made of the potential impact of the number of years of the lease length and the capital value of a leasehold (a) flat and (b) house.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
It is not within HM Land Registry's remit to conduct estimates of potential impacts of the number of years of the lease length and the capital value for flats or houses.