Question follow-through · 104206
Leasehold: Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects the remaining provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 relating to the regulation of service charges to be brought into force; and what steps his
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects the remaining provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 relating to the regulation of service charges to be brought into force; and what steps his
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
The government has already made significant progress when it comes to commencing provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024: On 24 July 2024, we brought into force provisions relating to rentcharge arrears, building safety legal costs and th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local planning authorities to process applications for employment land and commercial development more efficiently.
Business Premises: Planning
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to plan for low-carbon commercial development, including access to energy and transport infrastructure.
Planning: Economic Growth and Job Creation
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating planning guidance to support the delivery of green jobs and clean growth in regions such as West Yorkshire.
Property Management Companies: Service Charges
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) transparency and (b) accountability in the setting of service charges on privately managed housing estates.
Service Charges
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the forthcoming Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will include measures to strengthen protections for residents against unfair or disproportionate service charge incre