Written questions

Ground Rent: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Commons · Question 74455 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the affordability of ground rents in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 15 Sep 2025

The government is committed to addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rents and we will do this in legislation. We will set out further details on our detailed plans for existing ground rents in due course. Data on ground rents is collected as par...