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Leasehold: Service Charges

Commons · Question 37829 · Tabled 12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to tackle leasehold properties with high service charges in (a) new and (b) established developments.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Mar 2025

The government recognise the considerable financial strain that rising services charges are placing on leaseholders. The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends on many factors, including the terms of a lease and the age and condition of a b...