Question follow-through · 10231

Freehold: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk that proposals to cap ground rents could contribute to freeholder insolvencies.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
23 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk that proposals to cap ground rents could contribute to freeholder insolvencies.

  2. 23 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and to Annex 5 of the Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill which can be found here.The government is investing £5.2 billion to ...

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