{"id":7944,"date":"2026-02-01T21:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=7944"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:02:32","slug":"opinion-ground-rent-cap-must-not-affect-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=7944","title":{"rendered":"Opinion &#8211; Ground rent cap must not affect standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Landlords and facilities management professionals must work together to make sure the \u00a3250 rent cap doesn\u2019t lead to a deterioration in standards.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Atkins, a facilities management specialist, responded to government plans to cap ground rents from 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Atkins said: \u201cThere is a clear link between the cap and the potential for reduced investment in areas such as FM (facilities management).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is of real concern not only from a compliance perspective, with multiple regulatory requirements to consider, but also due to the potential implications for the safety and comfort of everyone using these buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--   \t\t  \t\t\t \t\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1715620536068-0\"); }); \t\t\t  \t\t  \t -->  \t <\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere is plenty of time to put plans in place to mitigate the negative financial impact, whether that is reducing budgets in other, less essential, areas, or sourcing an alternative FM provider if their current one is unwilling to work with them to find efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two years for the FM sector and landlords to work together to ensure effective solutions are implemented \u2013 as we simply must not allow this decision to downgrade FM standards across residential developments in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Service charges \u2013 rather than ground rents \u2013 usually cover elements such as maintenance and compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Average charges currently stand at \u00a3304 according to the English Housing Survey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landlords and facilities management professionals must work together to make sure the \u00a3250 rent cap doesn\u2019t lead to a deterioration in standards. 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