Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
Status: Open
Opened: 3 Feb 2026
On 27 January 2026, the Government published a draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. The Government has asked the HCLG Committee to investigate whether the proposed reforms in the draft Bill will be effective, and what changes the Government could make to improve the draft Bill before the final version is introduced …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2026 | Caroline Crowther · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Matthew Pennycook MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Rachel Rayner · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | View ↗ |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Charles Roe · UK Finance, David O'Leary · Home Builders Federation, Hannah Gurga · Association of British Insurers, James Raynor · Grosvenor Property, John Godfrey · TheCityUK, Kate Butler · British Property Federation, Kevin Dunleavy · The Guinness Partnership, Martin Boyd · Leasehold Advisory Service, Robert Stevens · Nationwide, Sebastian O'Kelly · Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, Shula Rich · Federation of Private Residents Associations, Sue Phillips · Shared Ownership Resources | View ↗ |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Dr Douglas Maxwell · Henderson Chambers, Emily d'Albuquerque · HM Land Registry, Mari Knowles · Commonhold and Leasehold Experts Ltd, Mark Chick · Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners, Philip Freedman CBE KC · The Law Society, Philip Rainey KC · Tanfield Chambers, The Lord Best OBE DL, Vanessa Griffiths · Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors | View ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Catherine Williams OBE · National Leasehold Campaign (NLC), Charmaine McQueen-Prince · Residential Freehold Association, Halima Ali · HorNets, Harry Scoffin · Free Leaseholders, Liam Spender · Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, The Rt Hon. the Lord Gove | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Spectrum Residents Association to the Chair dated 22 April 2026 in … |
| 22 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the British Property Federation to the Chair dated 1 April 2025 fo… |
| 22 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Richmond Villages to the Chair dated 24 March 2026 concerning the d… |
| 22 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from LEASE to the Chair dated 30 March 2026 following up oral evidence … |
| 22 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Residential Freehold Association to the Chair dated 31 March 20… |
| 15 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Home Builders Federation to the Chair dated 24 March 2026 follo… |
| 26 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership to the Chair dated 9 March 2026… |
| 25 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Vanessa Griffiths to the Chair dated 16 March 2026 following up ora… |
| 25 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners to the C… |
| 25 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from RICS to the Chair dated 12 March 2026 concerning Pre-legislative sc… |
| 25 Mar 2026 | To cttee | Letter from ExtraCare to the Chair dated 18 March 2026 concerning the draft Com… |
| 26 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chair dated 1… |
| 26 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Grosvenor Property to the Chair dated 25 February 2026 concerning p… |
| 26 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Grosvenor Property dated 23 February 2026 concerning a… |
| 26 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to TIME Investments dated 23 February 2026 concerning a f… |
| 26 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Grosvenor Property to the Chair dated 17 February 2026 responding t… |
| 26 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the ABI to the Chair dated 17 February 2026 concerning the draft Co… |
| 12 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Grosvenor Property dated 12 February 2026 concerning p… |
| 12 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to TIME Investments dated 12 February 2026 concerning pre… |