Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Stronger leasehold protections in crackdown on hidden fees, published on 15 July 2026, what estimate has been made of the cost to landlords and managing agents of producing the annual building report required from 2027.

We intend to prescribe a standard annual report form through secondary legislation and provide supporting guidance ahead of implementation.

We will give landlords time to make the required adjustments to their processes and systems ahead of introducing an annual report for leaseholders. Regulations giving effect to these changes will be subject to appropriate assessment of impact.

Where landlords fail to provide a prescribed annual report, leaseholders will be able to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal, who may order that a report is provided and that the landlord pay damages to the tenant.

I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the government’s response to the ‘strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services: consultation’ which can be found on gov.uk here.