Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57065
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 she is taking to support leaseholders who cannot (a) sell their properties and (b) re-mortgage due to ground rent charges.
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.