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Leasehold: Service Charges

Commons · Question 41445 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of service charges for leaseholders; and if he will take steps to limit their rate of increase.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 2 Apr 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...