Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 46613
Leasehold: Ground Rent
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ground rent costs on the ability of long-term leaseholders to sell their leased properties.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.