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Freehold: Insolvency

Commons · Question 10232 · 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 risks to leaseholders in circumstances where a freeholder becomes insolvent and building safety remediation costs remain outstandin

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 23 Jun 2026

The Department recognises the difficulties freeholder insolvency can cause for leaseholders, especially where building safety risks are present. In 11m+ residential buildings, developers can still be held responsible via the developer remediation contract...