Written question asked by Mohammad Yasin (Labour) on Thursday, 4 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 June 2026. It was answered by Samantha Dixon (Labour) on Friday, 12 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Leasehold

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to address the continuing in perpetuity status of non-qualifying leases following the completion of building safety remediation works; what progress her Department has made in reviewing that status; and whether she plans to bring forward measures to remove barriers to the sale of affected properties.

Answer

This Government recognises the current rules aren’t working for many people and has been clear that leaseholders should not be left responsible for the creation of historic building safety defects.

We are working hard to develop options to further protect leaseholders from current and future building safety issues, especially those groups left out of existing protections and who are unable to sell because of the existing rules.

We hope to be able to provide a more detailed response shortly.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 6776
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Buildings Leasehold Sales Repairs and maintenance
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Leasehold

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