To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 11 January (HL Deb col 100), what assessment they have made of the success of abolition leasehold in Scotland following the passing of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004.
Answered on
22 February 2024
Property law and housing policy are devolved matters for the Scottish Government.
The circumstances in Scotland are different to England and Wales, where historically there were many fewer leasehold properties.
The UK Government agrees that the benefits of freehold ownership should be extended to more homeowners.
Through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill we will make it easier for existing leaseholders in England and Wales to buy their freeholds or to take on the management of their buildings through exercising the Right to Manage. Through the passage of the Bill we will introduce measures to ban the use of leasehold for new houses.