Ground rents capped at £250 per annum

This is Starmer's latest effort to pick up votes. After all, there are many more who have to pay ground rent than expect to receive ground rent. The problem is that those who have been expected to pay are liable in terms of a contract into which they freely entered. So Starmer seeks to alleviate those who are obliged to pay by imposing a breach of contract. What a shabby and silly fellow he is.

I read in today's Times that some entitlements to ground rent are essential to pay for the maintenance of properties and that therefore capping ground rents will lead to failures in maintenance. This should excite those whose roofs are falling in.

Written by Simon Cawkwell, January 2026