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

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 21 November 2024 (HLWS240), in which clauses of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (1) the loophole which means the Act goes beyond its intended reforms to valuation, and (2) the omission that would deny shared ownership leaseholders the right to extend their lease with their direct landlord, are found.

The valuation loophole is contained in Schedule 4, paragraph 17(2) of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. The omission related to shared ownership will require new provisions to be added to the Act.

As set out in the WMS of 27 January 2026 HLWS1278 (attached), the government will rectify these flaws in primary legislation.