Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 76390

Property Development: Insolvency

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the processes for adoption of (a) roads and (b) common areas on estates where the developer has become insolvent.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Decisions on whether or not to adopt roads is a matter for the relevant local highway authority. Land may become ‘ownerless’ where a developer has become insolvent. The Law Commission announced on 4 September 2025 that they will undertake a project on own...
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