A Bill to regulate ground rents charged on leasehold properties; to make provision for a cap on ground rents; to make property developers liable for the legal costs of leaseholders seeking to vary certain ground rent contracts; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
18 September 2019
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The Bill would cap and regulate the ground rents charged on leasehold homes, stopping unfair increases. It would also make developers pay leaseholders’ legal costs when they try to vary ground rent contracts. The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
The Bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons. If it progresses, it would move on to committee and further stages before becoming law.
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25 Jun 2019
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
