PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(22 January 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Leasehold reform will include reductions in ground levels of ground rent.
Asked by:
Jas Athwal (Labour)
Asked by:
Jas Athwal (Labour)
Answer
Through the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill published on 27 January 2026, the government is proposing to cap ground rent at £250 per year, before changing to a peppercorn in 40 years.
For further information, I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278).
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