Ground Rent

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of capping ground rents at £250 on the valuation of existing residential freeholds.


Answered by
Matthew Pennycook Portrait
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 4th November 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and to Annex 5 of the draft Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, which is available on gov.uk here.

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