Question follow-through · 51554

Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she will publish proposals on improving the affordability of ground rents.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
23 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she will publish proposals on improving the affordability of ground rents.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 May 2025

    Answer published

    The government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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