Flats: Leasehold

(asked on 3rd September 2026) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to legislate to prohibit the sale of new leasehold flats except in limited circumstances; and what steps she is taking to prevent developers continuing to sell new flats on leasehold terms before that legislation is in force.


Answered by
Matthew Pennycook Portrait
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 14th September 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statements on 27 January 2026 (HCWS1278) and on 15 July 2026 (HCWS270).

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