Government has consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rent in existing leases and asked questions about the effects of these proposals. We received a significant number of responses from a variety of sources. A consultation impact assessment has been published and can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fconsultation-impact-assessment-modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases&data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf20b2cd141f84ffc48b808dc322d5261%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638440417443619306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=USJ%2F085W%2BAYS0EKwSzrLCADue1oD0pB4c6xUBcDfDKo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">​​Consultation impact assessment - modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases​. That consultation closed on 17 January, and Government is currently analysing the responses before taking a decision on how to restrict ground rents through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. In line with the practice of successive administrations details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.