PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Leasehold: Reform (28 October 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals on leasehold reform.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
The government is committed to reforming the leasehold market so that it is fairer for consumers. This includes banning new leasehold houses, unless there are exceptional circumstances, and reducing ground rents for both houses and flats to zero
We will also give freeholders on private and mixed-tenure estates the right to challenge the reasonableness of these charges and the ability to apply to the First tier Tribunal to appoint a new property manager
We will bring forward the legislation to implement these changes as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Answered by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
4 November 2019
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