Written questions

Ground Rent

Commons · Question 43265 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Witherden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of outlawing ground rents.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Apr 2025

The government remains firmly committed to its manifesto commitment to tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, and we will deliver this in legislation.