Written questions

Service Charges: Audit

Commons · Question 9261 · Tabled 11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will discuss with the Comptroller and Auditor General the potential merits of a National Audit Office investigation into the level of payments out of the public purse to la

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Jun 2026

My Department has made no specific assessment of the review in question. The government recognises the considerable financial strain that rising services charges place on leaseholders and tenants. The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends ...