Your lease will tell you what the ground rent for your property is or how this is calculated. The landlord cannot force you to pay more than what is set out in the lease or change the terms for the ground rent.
How ground rent can change
In your lease, your ground rent could be a fixed charge or it could increase by certain amounts at specified times.
For example, at the beginning of the lease, the ground rent may be £50 every year. It could then increase after 33 years to £100 per year and so on.
The rent could also increase as a percentage in line with some measure, such as on the rental value of the property or it could be based on a formula like
the retail prices index.
Your ground rent could also change if you extend your lease.
You cannot be charged ground rent on a residential lease that was granted on or after 30 June 2022, with certain exceptions.
More information you might find useful:
- Will the ground rent increase after a lease extension?
- Rising ground rent: article
- Service Charges and other issues: Ground rent
- More Frequently Asked Questions on Ground Rent
- Click here to download the form of rent demand notice
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