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(asked on 12th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take action in regard to leaseholders being charged escalating ground rents, and to ensure that freehold means holding property free of unfair practices.


This question was answered on 26th October 2017

The Government’s consultation, Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market, considered a number of issues within the leasehold sector including the sale of new built leasehold houses, and onerous ground rents. The consultation also sought views on what further areas of leasehold reform should be prioritised and why. The public consultation, which closed on 19 September, received around 6,000 replies. We are carefully analysing the responses, and will issue the Government response in due course.

On the 18 October the Government announced a call for evidence on regulating letting agents and managing agents. This is to help improve the sector’s professionalism and address problems in the property management industry, drive down costs and protect consumers from the small minority of rogue agents. The call for evidence closes on 29 November 2017.

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