Question follow-through · 109492
Leasehold: Ground Rent
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the p
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the p
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2026
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) as well as the corresponding ground rent policy statement which can be found on gov.uk here.An Impact Assessment and response to the 2023 ground rent consultat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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