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Leasehold

Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UIN 138488, tabled on 15 January 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on leasehold reform.

Answered on

20 January 2021

The Government remains committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service

Legislation to set future ground rents to zero will be brought forward in the upcoming session of Parliament. This is the first part of seminal two-part reforming legislation in this Parliament. We will bring forward a response to the remaining Law Commission recommendations, including commonhold, in due course.

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