Freehold: Sales
Commons · Question 77586 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Preet Kaur Gill
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) prevalence and (b) potential impact on freehold property sales of restrictive rent-charge clauses used by developers.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 17 Oct 2025
My Department has not carried out an assessment of the prevalence and potential impact on freehold property sales of rent-charge clauses. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 contains measures to protect homeowners on freehold estates, including spe...