Written questions

Leasehold: Valuation

Lords · Question HL14845 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Thornhill

To ask His Majesty's Government for what proportion of leasehold properties development value makes the exercise of collective enfranchisement prohibitively expensive; and what measures they will take to ensure that enfranchisement is financially feasible

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 4 Mar 2026

My Department does not hold the requested data. We are committed to implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, which will make enfranchisement cheaper and easier. I refer the Noble Baroness to the response given in the Hous...