Written questions

Leasehold

Commons · Question 90633 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for leaseholders undertaking informal lease extensions, in the context of the (a) absence of specialist qualif

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Nov 2025

My Department has considered the adequacy of consumer protections for leaseholders undertaking informal lease extensions as part of the wider package of leasehold reform. The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 already provides some protections by res...