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<p>(a) Leasehold properties built are included within the quarterly statistics on
<em>house building; new build dwelling completions</em> that the Department collects
from each building control inspector. However, figures for them are not separately
identified.</p><p>The Department’s statistics on the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme
are published and available at the following link. This includes Tables 9, 9a and
9b with legal completions by property type and tenure (freehold and leasehold) on
a cumulative, quarterly and local authority basis.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-statistics-april-2013-to-30-september-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-equity-loan-scheme-statistics-april-2013-to-30-september-2018</a>.</p><p>In
December 2017, the Government announced new measures to cut out unfair practices within
the leasehold system, including a ban on leaseholds for almost all new build houses.
We consulted on the technical detail of this in October 2018, and are currently analysing
the almost 1,300 responses. We will publish our response in due course.</p><p>The
Government has also announced that no future Government funded schemes will support
the build and sale of leasehold houses. This will apply to the new Help to Buy scheme
from April 2021.</p><p>(b) Planning approvals for leasehold properties are included
within the quarterly statistics on <em>planning decisions</em> that the Department
collects from each local planning authority. However, figures for them are not separately
identified.</p>
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