Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61661

Leasehold: Ground Rent

Tabled: 20 June 2025

Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57065 on Leasehold: Ground Rent, what her planned timetable is for that proposed legislation.

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. Further details will be announced in due course.