Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 41445

Leasehold: Service Charges

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of service charges for leaseholders; and if he will take steps to limit their rate of increase.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government recognise the considerable financial strain that rising services charges are placing on leaseholders. The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends on many factors, including the terms of a lease and the age and condition of a b...

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