The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (c. 1) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It defined the peppercorn rent as a price of one peppercorn per year and prohibited ground rent greater than that price on new leases.

[1][2] Rising ground rents had prevented purchasers of leasehold properties in England from selling their homes since lenders refused to approve mortgages.

[2] This act is a part of the UK government's programme to reform the leasehold system.

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