Written questions

Buildings: Safety

Commons · Question 10235 · 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 impact of proposals to cap ground rents on the ability of professional freeholders to fund or oversee building safety rem

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 ...