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    Apr 13
    We’ve moved! Follow @HoCcommitteesUK to keep up with the work of our committee, and check us out on other platforms:
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    Jul 14
    The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a letter from @mtpennycook, Minister for Housing and Planning at @mhclg, stating that they have delayed the response to our report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/h…
    The photo is of a letter from Matthew Pennycook, Minister for Housing and Planning at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, stating they have delayed the response to our report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.
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    Jul 13
    The Times reports major freeholders privately lobbied against capping ground rents. Committee Chair @FloEshalomi commented on the committee’s scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill and the call for the government to go further and faster on reforms.
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    The Times and Sunday Times
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    Jul 12
    Duke of Westminster privately lobbied Reeves not to cap ground rent thetimes.com/business/compa…
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    Jul 2
    Leasehold reforms must go further to give homeowners the control they've been promised. Today, Housing Committee Chair @FloEshalomi spoke in the House of Commons, pressing the government after our report found its draft Leasehold Reform Bill does not go far enough.
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    Jul 1
    On Thursday 2 July, MPs will debate commonhold and leasehold reform. Housing Committee Chair @FloEshalomi has secured the debate to press the government to go further and faster, after our report found its draft Bill does not go far enough ⬇️
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    MPs debate Commonhold and Leasehold Reform – Housing Committee Chair to push the government to go...
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    May 27
    The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published its report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. The government must go further and faster to address the problems with leasehold. Read our report: committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/h…
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    May 26
    The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee surveyed 7,358 homeowners on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill and the findings are stark. Our full report will be published tomorrow. Watch this space. 1/6 🧵
    "As a homeowner, my experience with the leasehold system has been nothing short of a nightmare. While purchasing a home is traditionally seen as a milestone of financial security, I have found myself trapped in a system that feels less like homeownership and more like being a source of passive income for a third party." 
- Anonymous, homeowner

Source: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee survey, February - March 2026.
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    May 26
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    “I am 60 years old and feel like the last 20 years of my life have been lost due to the stress of being a leaseholder.” 2/6 🧵
    "I live to work to pay the freeholder.
It's as simple as that. I don't have spare money for my children, one of whom is at university. I am 60 years old and feel like the last 20 years of my life have been lost due to the stress of being a leaseholder."
- Anonymous, leaseholder

Source: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee survey, February - March 2026.
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    May 26
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    Nearly half of respondents had a private landlord, but leaseholder-owned companies made up 1 in 4. 3/6 🧵
    What types of landlord/freeholder did respondents have?

- 6482 responses
- 49% Private landlord
- 25% Leaseholder-owned company
- 11% Housing Association or other housing provider
- 3% Local Authority
- 1% Not applicable
- 6% Don't know
- 5% Other

Source: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee survey, February - March 2026.
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    May 26
    Replying to @HoCcommitteesUK
    59% said a £250 cap on ground rents would make their ground rent more affordable. 4/6 🧵
    Would a £250 cap on ground rents make your ground rent more affordable?

- 6483 responses
- 59% Yes
- 25% No
- 3% Don't know
- 13% Not applicable

Source: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee survey, February - March 2026.
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    May 26
    Replying to @HoCcommitteesUK
    52% are struggling to afford service charges. 39% cannot sell or remortgage due to high service charges. The scale of the problem is clear. 5/6 🧵
    How do survey respondents experience homeownership?

- 7358 responses
- 52% I am struggling to afford my service charges.
- 27% I cannot sell or remortgage my property due to escalating ground rent.
- 22% I'm struggling to afford my ground rent.
- 21% My property is in a block with identified building safety defects.
- 19% None of the above
- 8% I am a shared owner. 

Source: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee survey, February - March 2026.
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    May 26
    Replying to @HoCcommitteesUK
    Responses came from across England and Wales, with Greater London (37% combined) and the South East (18%) most represented. Our final report, including recommendations to government, will be published tomorrow, Wednesday 27 May. 6/6 🧵
    Where are respondents' properties located?

- 22% Greater London - all other transport zones
- 18% South East England
- 15% Greater London - transport zones 1 and 2
- 12% North West England
- 9% South West England
- 5% Yorkshire and the Humber
- 5% West Midlands
- 4% North East England
- 4% East of England
- 3% East Midlands
- 2% Wales
- 0% I do not live in England or Wales

Source: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee survey, February - March 2026.
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    May 13
    Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, @FloEshalomi has responded to the commitment outlined in the King’s Speech to reform the leasehold system and to cap ground rents. Find out more ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/h…
    Quote from Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing Committee, with text 'I welcome the inclusion of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill in the King’s Speech. Housing represents the single biggest cost for household budgets across the country, and many of the five million leaseholders across England and Wales are waiting for this legislation to cap ground rents, give homeowners control, and put an end to unreasonable fees. We are in the final stages of preparing our recommendations to the government, as part of the committee’s pre-legislative scrutiny inquiry, and we look forward to publishing our report.'
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    UK House of Commons Committees
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    Apr 7
    Submit your evidence by 22 April 2026 ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/h…
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    Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee
    @CommonsHCLG
    Mar 18
    What is the state of electoral democracy in the UK today? We’ve launched a new inquiry examining voter engagement, the implementation of votes at 16 and concerns over foreign interference and disinformation. Submit your evidence by 22 April 2026 ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/h…
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