A question on #Freehold #ServiceCharges tabled by Samantha Niblett on 16-05-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Freehold: Service Charges
Question ID: 1803728
UIN: 52932
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-16
Asking Member ID: 5150
Asking Member display name: Samantha Niblett
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Samantha Niblett
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) abolish and (b) impose a (i) freeze and (ii) maximum cap on increases in service charges for freehold properties.
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Date answered: 2025-05-28
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: The government remain committed to protecting residential freeholders on private and mixed-tenure housing estates from unfair chargeWe will consult this year on implementing the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act’s new consumer protection provisions for th...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true