Petition
Ground Rent Abolition for all leasehold apartments.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Abolish ground rent completely for all leasehold apartments.
Freeholders are changing nearly £500 ground rent on apartments built in 2016.
Such flats are not sellable.
STOP these extortion by landlords.
Freeholders are changing nearly £500 ground rent on apartments built in 2016.
Such flats are not sellable.
STOP these extortion by landlords.
Abolish ground rent completely for all leasehold apartments.
Freeholders are changing nearly £500 ground rent on apartments built in 2016.
Such high ground rent are not acceptable by mortgage lenders as there is a forefeiture clause and Freeholder are not willing to do deed of variation without paying them 10s of thousands.
Such flats are not sellable and a trap.
STOP these extortion by landlords.
Freeholders are changing nearly £500 ground rent on apartments built in 2016.
Such high ground rent are not acceptable by mortgage lenders as there is a forefeiture clause and Freeholder are not willing to do deed of variation without paying them 10s of thousands.
Such flats are not sellable and a trap.
STOP these extortion by landlords.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Ban ground rent on all leasehold properties.
Ban ground rent on all leasehold properties.
Ban ground rent on all leasehold properties.
Ban ground rent on all leasehold properties.
Timeline
| 16 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Mar 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Aug 2026.