MPs push to bring £250 ground-rent cap forward to 2027 and halve the 40-year transition to zero ground rent

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report, published 27 May, backs the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill but says it must go further. MPs want the £250 ground-rent cap for existing leaseholders brought forward to late 2027, question why the proposed 40-year transition to zero ground rent isn't 20, and call for an independent regulator for managing agents. For leasehold buyers and sellers, an accelerated timetable would meaningfully shift the value of leasehold flats — but this is a committee recommendation, not law, with the bill due in autumn 2026.