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Ground Rent

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105420

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) leaseholders and b) residential developments in England affected by ground rent clauses.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 74455 on 15 September 2025.

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