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Ground Rent

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 90811

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of properties whose ground rent has been raised to over £250 each year, in the last five years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 73504 on 15 September 2025.

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