Written questions

Leasehold: Reform

Commons · Question 29698 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 21 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's planned timetable for abolishing ground rents and implementing broader leasehold reforms is.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 21 Feb 2025

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).On 31 January 2025, provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to remove the two-year qualifying period in relation to enfranchisement and lease ...