It’s a busy week in Leasehold Reform 

If you’ve not already done so it’s time to get your responses into the Ground Rent Consultation which closes on the 17th of January 2024.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases/modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases

And that is without also mentioning the Call for Evidence see:

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: call for evidence

https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2023/december-2023/leasehold-and-freehold-reform-bill-call-for-evidence/

The select committee is meeting this week on the 16th at 18th January 2024.

Ideally all responses should be in as soon as possible, as although the Committee says that it will conclude matters after 1 February 2024, looking at the small print appears that they can bring mattters to a close sooner. 

See in particular these notes from the Parliament website: 

The first sitting of the Public Bill Committee is expected to be on Tuesday 16 January and the Committee is scheduled to report by Thursday 1 February. However, please note that when the Committee concludes its consideration of the Bill it is no longer able to receive written evidence and it can conclude earlier than the expected deadline of 5.00pm on Thursday 1 February. You are strongly advised to submit your written evidence as soon as possible.

Your submission should be emailed to scrutiny@parliament.uk

Further guidance on submitting written evidence can be found here (pdf, 1MB).

There is certainly a sense of things moving apace !