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Commonhold

Commons · Question 112147 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1278 of 27 January 2026 on commonhold and leasehold reform, what assessment the Department has made of why commonhold has not

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Feb 2026

The Commonhold White Paper published on 3 March 2025 set out both the legal and market barriers to the widespread adoption of the original commonhold system, as well as the government’s approach to resolving these.On 27 January 2026, we published the Draf...