Fans of Good Morning Britain were not happy with Keir Starmer’s latest change.
Charlotte Hawkins delivered a breaking news update on Good Morning Britain (Image: ITV)
Presenter Charlotte Hawkins halted Good Morning Britain on Tuesday to bring a breaking news update. She shared that Sir Keir Starmer has announced that ground rents will be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders in England and Wales as part of sweeping changes announced by the Government.
Interrupting the ITV breakfast show, as a red banner flashed across the screen, the TV host told the audience: “Breaking news this hour.” She added: “New leasehold flats will be banned and existing leaseholders will get the chance to commonhold, when flat owners and cases of joint occupancy own the freehold. The Prime Minister says it will give homeowners greater control over their properties.” Charlotte then shared that the Prime Minister shared the changes via the social media platform TikTok. The ITV show then cut to a clip of Starmer walking in a street, with a block of flats behind him.
Charlotte Hawkins delivered the news (Image: ITV)
He told viewers it was “good news for homeowners” before adding: “That means if you’re a homeowner and your ground rent is more than £250, then you will be paying less.
“I’ve spoken to so many people who say that this will make a difference to them of hundreds of pounds. And of course, that is really important because the Cost of Living is the single most important thing across the country.
“So, this is a promise that we said we would deliver, and I am really pleased we are delivering on that promise.”
While the Labour leader seemed hopeful, fans watching at home did not. Posting to X/Twitter, one fan said: “Aye, about time too! Now let’s see if they can actually enforce it, instead of just filling us with promises and leaving folks in the lurch again.”
Another wrote: “That’s great, but in the grand scale of things, so insignificant.”
While a third fumed: “More lies and something else proposed every other day.”
Meanwhile, someone else poked holes in the change, suggesting: “The average ground rent is £120 per year. I get that lots of people pay more – but does this cap mean that on average the bill will double?”
