Moving to commonhold: banning leasehold for new flats

Applies to England and Wales

We are seeking views on plans to introduce a ban on new leasehold flats.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 24 April 2026

This consultation sets out the government’s plans to introduce a ban on new leasehold flats.

We are seeking views from industry and consumers on:

the scope of the ban
the case for exemptions from the ban
how a ban on new leasehold flats should operate as part of our approach to moving to the reformed commonhold model
when a ban on leasehold for new flats should start and what transitional arrangements might be needed
the costs and benefits in moving to commonhold and complying with the ban

We also invite feedback on the commonhold framework itself.

A Welsh translation of this consultation will be published shortly.

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Published 27 January 2026