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

ConservativeFarnham 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 Pennycook
The government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.