# Introduce a leasehold reform Bill before Christmas

> “I can give him an assurance that she and many thousands of others up and down the country need wait no longer for leasehold reform. We will bring forward the leasehold reform Bill as soon as possible—hopefully this year.”
>
> — Andy Burnham, Prime Minister, Labour Party; Leader's speech, Labour Party Conference 2026, 29 September 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Housing & environment](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/housing-and-environment)
- **Speaker:** [Andy Burnham](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/andy-burnham), Prime Minister
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 29 September 2026
- **Where:** Leader's speech, Labour Party Conference 2026
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2026
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Leaseholders
- **When:** As soon as possible, hopefully in 2026
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-10-21/debates/75C8A826-17E0-47BD-A4C3-A2DCD01144FB/Engagements (checked word for word at its source on 25 October 2026; Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 25 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-leasehold-reform-bill-2026

## Where it stands

In September the Prime Minister promised a Bill "before Christmas", recorded as 24 December 2026. At Prime Minister's Questions on 21 October he said the Bill will come "as soon as possible—hopefully this year", read as 31 December 2026. Neither statement says what the Bill would contain. The card moves when a leasehold reform Bill is introduced in Parliament.

## Timeline

- 29 September 2026, Promised: The Prime Minister tells Labour's conference the government will introduce a Bill for leasehold reform before Christmas
- 21 October 2026, Reworded: The Prime Minister tells the Commons the leasehold reform Bill will come as soon as possible, "hopefully this year", where in September he said before Christmas ([evidence](https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-10-21/debates/75C8A826-17E0-47BD-A4C3-A2DCD01144FB/Engagements))
- 24 December 2026, Deadline (to come): Bill due to be introduced before Christmas (editorial date)

## About the cost

No cost has been published.

## Earlier wording

- Version 1, 29 September 2026: “We will introduce a Bill before Christmas for long overdue Leasehold Reform.” ([source](https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/andy-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-2026/))

## Sources

- [Labour Party: Andy Burnham's speech to Labour Party Conference 2026 (29 Sep 2026)](https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/andy-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-2026/)
- [Hansard, House of Commons, 21 Oct 2026: Engagements (Prime Minister's Questions)](https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-10-21/debates/75C8A826-17E0-47BD-A4C3-A2DCD01144FB/Engagements)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 25 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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