Sheltered Housing: Costs

(asked on 1st June 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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the affordability and transparency of service charges, ground rents and other costs associated with retirement leasehold properties; whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of such costs on the resale value, marketability and occupancy rates of retirement flats; and what steps he is taking to strengthen protections for leaseholders in retirement housing.


Answered by
Matthew Pennycook Portrait
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 9th June 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.

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