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Unadopted Roads

Asked by Alistair StrathernLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 26 July 2024UIN 1429

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of households in (a) the UK and (b) Hitchin constituency that are located on estate roads that have not been adopted by their local authority as of 23 July 2023.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The requested information is not held by the department.

The Government is committed to taking steps to bring the injustice of ‘fleecehold’ private estates and unfair maintenance costs to an end and we will consult on the best way to achieve this.

In the interim, we will act quickly to provide residential freeholders with greater protections by implementing the relevant provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

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