Question follow-through · 72610

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to address the loophole in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 whereby freeholders can retain undemised flats to prevent buildin

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
15 Sept 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to address the loophole in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 whereby freeholders can retain undemised flats to prevent buildin

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The government wants to support leaseholders to take control of the management of their buildings through the right to manage or to enfranchise should they wish to do so. That is why we have already implemented the provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold...

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