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Leasehold: Ground Rent

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 46613

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ground rent costs on the ability of long-term leaseholders to sell their leased properties.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.

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