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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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19 Mar 2026 | Policy paper Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

The draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill will bring forward reforms designed to modernise, strengthen and reinvigorate the commonhold and leasehold framework.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground … (12pp)
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↓ Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill: Command paper (363pp) ↓ Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill: Explanatory not… (159pp) ↓ Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill: Delegated Power… (88pp) ↓ Guide to the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill (83pp) ↓ Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill: Impact Assessme… (47pp) ↓ Annex 1: Reforming the commonhold framework and prohibiting… (120pp) ↓ Annex 2: Commonhold conversions (75pp) ↓ Annex 3: Enforcement of long residential leases (68pp) ↓ Annex 4: Estate rentcharges - Regulation of remedies for ar… (39pp) ↓ Annex 5: Ground rents reform (99pp) ↓ Technical annex (23pp)
19 Mar 2025 | Policy paper Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Commonhold White Paper

The Commonhold White Paper sets out government’s proposal for how the reformed commonhold model will operate in England and Wales.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Commonhold White Paper: The proposed new common…
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↓ Commonhold White Paper: The proposed new commonhold model f… (100pp) ↓ Commonhold White Paper: The proposed new commonhold model f… (104pp) ↓ Papur Gwyn Cyfunddaliad (104pp)