Housebuilders will be prevented from selling leasehold new - build houses in London , with ground rents also being banned on such properties , as the government tackles the exploitative contracts . great that others won’t be stuck in the nightmare we have been in,” she said. Communities Minister Sajid Javid will publish legislation to ban new - build houses from being sold as leasehold next week , however , flats will not be included in any new legislation . The ban is due to be enforced after an eight - week consultation period and has garnered support from campaigners against unreasonable rises in ground rents . There is no information as yet about remedies or assistance for existing leasehold house owners .
Housebuilders will be prevented from selling leasehold new - build houses in London , with ground rents also being banned on such properties , as the government tackles the exploitative contracts . Communities Minister Sajid Javid will publish legislation to ban new - build houses from being sold as leasehold next week , however , flats will not be included in any new legislation . The ban is due to be enforced after an eight - week consultation period and has garnered support from campaigners against unreasonable rises in ground rents . There is no information as yet about remedies or assistance for existing leasehold house owners .