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Leasehold: Surrey Heath

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 June 2025UIN 58822

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of high annual ground rents on the ability of leaseholders to sell their properties in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department is aware that some leaseholders may be experiencing problems with mortgaging or selling a property because of their ground rent terms.

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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