Written questions, answers and statements

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

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Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UIN 25973, tabled on 23 January 2025

Question

Barry Gardiner
Labour
Brent West
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2024 on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, HCWS244, whether she plans to remove marriage value from the enfranchisement premium calculation.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Labour
Greenwich and Woolwich
Commons

Answered on

4 February 2025

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 includes provisions that will make it cheaper and easier for existing leaseholders to extend their lease or buy their freehold, including removing the requirement to pay marriage value.

As set out in my Written Ministerial Statement on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244), the government will act as quickly as possible to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of that Act.

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