Question follow-through · 61397

Freehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) freehold property owners and (b) freehold property owners in new build housing estates from high maintenance fees.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
24 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) freehold property owners and (b) freehold property owners in new build housing estates from high maintenance fees.

  2. 24 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The government remain committed to protecting residential freeholders on private and mixed-tenure housing estates from unfair chargeWe will consult this year on implementing the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act’s new consumer protection provisions for th...

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