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Leaseholder Protections Reform

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is reforming leaseholder protections to address unfair charges, ground rents, and forfeiture practices. Multiple bills are progressing through Parliament, including the Leasehold Reform (Forfeiture) Bill and Ground Rents (Leasehold Properties) Bill, with ongoing consultation on enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates and commonhold reform.

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4 Jul 2025 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Context · primary home: Commonhold and Leasehold Refo… linked

Strengthening leaseholder consumer rights — Written Ministerial Statement HCWS780

With a view to better protecting leaseholders, I am pleased to announce that the government has launched a wide-ranging consultation on proposals to hold landlords and managing agents to account.

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21 Nov 2024 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Sweeping reforms to give leaseholders more powers and protections

The government will also introduce its new draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill in the second half of 2025, a crucial step towards the next generation of homeowners benefitting from a more modern commonhold system.

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