Written questions

Mortgages: Ground Rent

Commons · Question 73505 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of ground rents on mortgage lending decisions.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 4 Sep 2025

The pricing and availability of mortgages, including how ground rents factor into mortgage applications, is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene. More widely, the Government remains firmly committed to its manifesto...