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<p>The Government's consultation 'Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market'
ran for eight weeks from 25 July to 19 September 2017, and the response was published
on 21 December 2017.</p><p>During that period, the then Secretary of State met Long
Harbour and the Home Builders Federation and had discussions on the use of open-ended
ground rent arrangements on new build leasehold properties. In addition, the then
Minister of State for Housing, met the Building Societies Association to have similar
discussions.</p><p>The Government also ran a separate consultation, ‘Implementing
reforms to the leasehold system’ during 15 October 2018 to 26 November 2018 and is
still analysing the responses.</p><p>During this period, the Housing Minister met
the Home Builders’ Federation on 5 November 2018 to discuss leasehold reforms. On
8 November 2018, the Secretary of State held a round table with developers and investors,
setting out his concerns regarding onerous ground rents and the lack of redress for
existing leaseholders. The answer to question UIN189727 of 19 November 2018 details
the attendees of the round table.</p><p>A full list of ministerial meetings up until
30 September 2018 is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a>
and is updated regularly.</p>
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