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Leasehold to Commonhold Reform

The UK government is reforming leasehold property ownership to shift towards commonhold tenure and restrict ground rents, addressing long-standing issues with leasehold costs and leaseholder protections. Led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the reform includes the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and proposals to ban leasehold for new flats while enabling existing leaseholders to convert to commonhold. The policy is active with recent focus on ground rent restrictions, retirement communities, and contractual land controls.

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1 May 2026 | Policy paper Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

RPC opinion: impact of draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

The Regulatory Policy Committee gave a 'green' rating to the draft impact assessment from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 1 May 2026.

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24 May 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans): I confirm that nothing in the Lords amendments engages Commons financial privilege. Clause 12 Restriction on title 19:21:00 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Jacob …

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24 May 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Report (and remaining stages) Welsh Legislative Consent sought, 16th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee . 15:32:00 Schedule 1: Categories of permitted lease Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Schedule 1, page 137, line 32, leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert— …

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15 May 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 15:47:00 Moved by Baroness Scott of Bybrook: That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 7, Schedule 1, Clauses 8 to 18, Schedule 2, Clauses 19 …

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1 May 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Committee (4th Day) Relevant document s : 16th and 19th Report s from the Delegated Powers Committee. Welsh Legislative Consent sought. 16:03:00 Amendment 92 Moved by 92: After Clause 95, insert the following new Clause— “Requirement to establish and operate …

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29 Apr 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Committee (3rd Day) 15:21:00 Relevant document: 16th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee . Welsh Legislative Consent sought. Amendment 64 Moved by 64: After Clause 50, insert the following new Clause— “Power to establish a Right to Manage regime for …

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24 Apr 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Committee (2nd Day) Welsh Legislative Consent sought 15:54:00 Clause 36: Enfranchisement or extension: new method for calculating price payable Amendment 23 Moved by 23: Clause 36, page 29, line 29, at end insert “and has effect subject to section (LRHUDA …

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24 Apr 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) 20:20:00 Amendment 55 Moved by 55: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause— “Abolition of forfeiture of a long lease(1) This section applies to any right of forfeiture or re-entry in relation to a dwelling …

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22 Apr 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Committee (1st Day) Welsh Legislative Consent sought 15:26:00 Clauses 1 to 6 agreed. Clause 7: Permitted leases Debate on whether Clause 7 should stand part of the Bill. Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab): My Lords, I am pleased to start …

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27 Mar 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Second Reading 12:11:00 Moved by Baroness Scott of Bybrook: That the Bill be now read a second time. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. Welsh legislative consent sought . The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, …

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27 Feb 2024 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee [Relevant documents: Twelfth Report of the Communities and Local Government Committee of Session 2017-19, Leasehold Reform, HC 1468, and the Government response, CP 99.] New Clause 26 LTA 1985: Crown …

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11 Dec 2023 | Bill stage Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Second Reading 17:12:00 The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Before proceeding to the heart of the Bill, may I offer a …

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