Question follow-through · 13718

Freehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to (a) improve the transparency of estate charges for freeholders, (b) give freeholders the power to challenge estate charges and (c) give freeh

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
14 Nov 2024
Answer
15 Nov 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to (a) improve the transparency of estate charges for freeholders, (b) give freeholders the power to challenge estate charges and (c) give freeh

  2. 14 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The government is committed to taking steps to bring the injustice of ‘fleecehold’ private estates and unfair maintenance costs to an end and we will consult on the best way to achieve this.In the interim, we will act to provide residential freeholders wi...

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