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PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Ground Rent Abolition for all leasehold apartments.

Abolish ground rent completely for all leasehold apartments. Freeholders are changing nearly £500 ground rent on apartments built in 2016. Such flats are not sellable. STOP these extortion by landlords.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 15/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 15/100,000
Background
Abolish ground rent completely for all leasehold apartments. Freeholders are changing nearly £500 ground rent on apartments built in 2016. Such high ground rent are not acceptable by mortgage lenders as there is a forefeiture clause and Freeholder are not willing to do deed of variation without paying them 10s of thousands. Such flats are not sellable and a trap. STOP these extortion by landlords.