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Leasehold

Commons · Question 109742 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2026

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Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his department is taking to expand leaseholder right of first refusal.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 6 Feb 2026

The government is committed to implementing measures in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to make enfranchisement cheaper and easier. The Act sets the method for calculating the price of a statutory lease extension or freehold acquisition, known ...