{"id":170379,"date":"2026-01-28T00:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rayner-urges-government-to-stand-firm-over-250-ground-rents-cap\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:59:40","slug":"rayner-urges-government-to-stand-firm-over-250-ground-rents-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rayner-urges-government-to-stand-firm-over-250-ground-rents-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayner urges government to stand firm over \u00a3250 ground rents cap"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFormer deputy PM warns against \u2018vested interests\u2019 trying to block measures for leaseholders in England and WalesFreeholders may \u201cresort to lawfare\u201d to block the government\u2019s \u00a3250 cap on ground rents, Angela Rayner has warned, as leasehold experts urged ministers to speed up the \u201cglacial\u201d pace of reform.Keir Starmer announced a cap on ground rents for leaseholders in England and Wales as part of measures that also include a consultation on banning new leasehold flats and giving leaseholders the right to switch to commonhold. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Former deputy PM warns against \u2018vested interests\u2019 trying to block measures for leaseholders in England...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-Ik3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":169870,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rayner-urges-starmer-to-keep-promise-on-leasehold-reform\/","url_meta":{"origin":170379,"position":0},"title":"Rayner urges Starmer to keep promise on leasehold reform","date":"January 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Ex-deputy PM says government must stick to plans to cap charges for leaseholders in England and WalesIs this Labour party for rich investors or hard-working leaseholders? 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