Written questions

Ground Rent

Commons · Question 89653 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of long leases that have been turned into Assured Shorthold Tenancies because their ground rent was increased to more than £25

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Nov 2025

My Department does not hold data on long leases that have been treated as assured shorthold tenancies as a result of ground rent increases. Nor does it hold data on the number of leases that have been forfeited due to ground rent arrears.The government ha...