News · 27 May 2026
£250 ground rent cap should happen sooner, say MPs
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Many leaseholders are struggling to sell their properties because high ground rent charges make homes difficult to mortgage or sell. A cross-party committee of MPs has now urged the government to introduce its planned £250 yearly ground rent cap much sooner. They want the limit to come into effect in late 2027, instead of the government’s currently planned late 2028 date.
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