Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 16966
Shared Ownership Schemes: Rents
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026
Question
Catherine West
Labour — Hornsey and Friern Barnet
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the equitability of the shared ownership rent formulae.
Answer
Matthew PennycookShared ownership rents are set through lease agreements between shared owners and their landlords and are typically subsidised. Providers are generally encouraged to set initial rents at no more than 2.75% of the value of the unacquired share. For new sha...
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