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<p>This Government is committed to tackling unfair practices in the leasehold system.
We recently consulted on proposals for implementing the ban on new leasehold houses
and restricting ground rents on future leases to a peppercorn. We will publish the
Government response in due course and bring forward primary legislation as soon as
Parliamentary time allows.</p><p>The Government is also working with the Law Commission
on wider reform on enfranchisement and the Right to Manage. The Law Commission has
consulted on proposals to make buying a freehold or extending a lease faster, fairer
and cheaper, and is currently analysing responses. The Law Commission's consultation
on proposals for making the Right to Manage legislation simpler, quicker and more
accessible, particularly for leaseholders, is currently live and closes on 30 April.
The Government will consider next steps when the Law Commission reports on both projects
later this year.</p>
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