Freehold: Insolvency
Commons · Question 10231 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Bacon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk that proposals to cap ground rents could contribute to freeholder insolvencies.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Jun 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and to Annex 5 of the Impact Assessment for the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill which can be found here.The government is investing £5.2 billion to ...