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Freehold: Mortgages and Sales

Commons · Question 75237 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available for leaseholders that are unable to obtain a landlord certificate from freeholders due to the freehold owners becoming insolvent.

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Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 Sep 2025

When a landlord has gone into administration, it is normally the case that an Insolvency Practitioner/Administrator is appointed to handle their affairs and may provide leaseholders with a landlord's certificate when it is requested. If the appointed inso...