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Freehold: Sales

Commons · Question 77588 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

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Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has received recent representations from relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of (a) rent charge clauses and (b) management company practices on h

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...