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Leasehold: Ground Rent

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81129

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from increasing ground rents on properties sold prior to the implementation of new leasehold reforms.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government is committed to addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rents and we will do this in legislation. We will set out further details in due course.

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