Question follow-through · 2070

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance on the responsibilities of freeholders for the external areas of an estate on which leaseholder have secured the right to manage.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
2 Sept 2024 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance on the responsibilities of freeholders for the external areas of an estate on which leaseholder have secured the right to manage.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Guidance on the responsibilities of freeholders under the right to manage is provided by the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) and is available on their website: https://www.lease-advice.org/advice-guide/right-manage.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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