Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81148

Leasehold: Ground Rent

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of leaseholders who are affected by escalating ground rent clauses in (a) Essex and (b) the UK.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
I refer the hon. Member to UIN 74455 on 15 September 2025.