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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Inquiry

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 to Parliament. You can find out more about draft Bills and the pre-legislative scrutiny process on the UK Parliament website. 

The Committee will hold a series of oral evidence sessions starting in March 2026. Later in the spring, the Committee will publish its findings in a report with conclusions and recommendations to the Government. 

As part this short inquiry, the Committee is encouraging leaseholders and other homeowners who pay private estate charges to fill out our online survey. Responses will form part of the report to the Government and extracts from individual responses may be included in it anonymously. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 25 February 2026.

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Past events

Tuesday 24 March 2026
10:00am Public
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Oral evidence 24 March 2026
10:00am
  • Matthew Pennycook MP (Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Caroline Crowther (Director of Leasehold, Private Rented Sector and Digital Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Rachel Rayner (Deputy Director of Leasehold, Commonhold, Rent-charges & HMLR Sponsorship at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 17 March 2026
9:45am Public
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Oral evidence 17 March 2026
9:45am
  • David O'Leary (Executive Director at Home Builders Federation)
  • Kevin Dunleavy (Head of Leasehold Services at The Guinness Partnership)
10:05am
  • Hannah Gurga (Director General at Association of British Insurers)
  • Charles Roe (Director of Mortgages at UK Finance)
  • John Godfrey (Managing Director of Public Affairs, Policy and Research at TheCityUK)
  • Robert Stevens (Head of Property Risk at Nationwide)
10:35am
  • James Raynor (CEO at Grosvenor Property)
  • Kate Butler (Assistant Director of Policy at British Property Federation)
11:00am
  • Martin Boyd (Chair at Leasehold Advisory Service)
  • Sebastian O'Kelly (CEO at Leasehold Knowledge Partnership)
  • Sue Phillips (Representative at Shared Ownership Resources)
  • Shula Rich (Vice-Chair at Federation of Private Residents Associations)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 10 March 2026
10:00am Public
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Oral evidence 10 March 2026
10:00am
  • Mari Knowles (Solicitor at Commonhold and Leasehold Experts Ltd)
  • Dr Douglas Maxwell (Barrister at Henderson Chambers)
  • Philip Rainey KC (Barrister at Tanfield Chambers)
10:30am
  • Mark Chick (Director at Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners)
  • Philip Freedman CBE KC (member of the Land Law and Conveyancing Committee at The Law Society)
  • Vanessa Griffiths (member of the RICS Residential Professional Group Panel at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
  • Emily d'Albuquerque (General Counsel and Director of Data & Register Integrity Group at HM Land Registry)
11:10am
  • The Lord Best OBE DL
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 3 March 2026
9:45am Public
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Oral evidence 3 March 2026
9:45am
  • Catherine Williams OBE (Co-Founder at National Leasehold Campaign (NLC))
  • Liam Spender (Lawyer and Campaigner at Leasehold Knowledge Partnership)
10:05am
  • Harry Scoffin (Founder at Free Leaseholders)
  • Halima Ali (Joint Campaign Co-Ordinator at HorNets)
10:25am
  • Charmaine McQueen-Prince (Chair of the Leasehold Reform Subcommittee at Residential Freehold Association)
10:55am
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Gove
  • Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA