Leasehold: Ground Rent

Commons · Question 109489 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, what estimate his Department has made of the num

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 Feb 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) as well as the corresponding ground rent policy statement which can be found on gov.uk here.An Impact Assessment and response to the 2023 ground rent consultat...