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Freehold: Service Charges

Asked by Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102100

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on existing freehold homeowners of the time taken in commencing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 r

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Members to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).

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