Question follow-through · 93878

Government Departments: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed ban on upwards only rent reviews on rents of leased Government offices; and what the square footage is o

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed ban on upwards only rent reviews on rents of leased Government offices; and what the square footage is o

  2. 26 Nov 2025

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  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    According to the Government’s 2023–24 Government Estate Annual Data publication, the Government occupies around 1.9 million square metres (approximately 20.5 million square feet) of leasehold office space across the central government estate. The Governme...

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