Leasehold

(asked on 5th February 2024) - View Source

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of leases that have a lease term of 125 years when first sold.


Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Opposition Whip (Lords)
This question was answered on 20th February 2024

According to the English Housing Survey 2021-22, 536,000 leasehold dwellings had a lease of between 99 and 125 years at the time of purchase (Annex Table 3.5).

Reticulating Splines