Question follow-through · 27013

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to bring forward legislation to cap ground rents in existing residential leases; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of continued uncapped gro

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
14 Sept 2026
Answer
14 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to bring forward legislation to cap ground rents in existing residential leases; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of continued uncapped gro

  2. 14 Sept 2026

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  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    My Department will issue a substantive response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee and introduce a substantive Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill in due course. Annex 5 of the draft Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and ...

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