Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57064

Leasehold: Ground Rent

Tabled: 3 June 2025

Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect leaseholders from ground rent charges.

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.