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...