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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillCould the Minister tell the Committee whether the problem that the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, has defined could be resolved by removing permitted development rights altogether…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillLet us end on a positive. I thank the Minister for her response. There is agreement that unregulated ground rents are unacceptable, and that some freeholders are unscrupulous and…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, Amendment 63 in my name was tabled to probe the impact of the proposals in the Bill on ground rent investments, and the effect of prohibiting future ground rent…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Young of Cookham and Lord Berkeley, on exposing and exploring the exceptions to the general rule in the legislation and its…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, for me, this is a very technical set of amendments, but they are very important. As we have heard, this issue can have significant implications. I always go back to…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillThere was, of course, no mention of or reference to any noble Lord in this Chamber. It was a general reference to criticisms of that court under the human rights legislation. We…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, the debate on this group of amendments has taken an interesting turn. I was not expecting to be discussing expropriation or to hear reference to the European Court of…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester for drawing our attention to the fact that when you make complex changes, the consequences cannot always be…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI thank the noble Lord for his intervention. To me, the issue here is quite simple. We expect leaseholders to fund the enfranchisement of their lease—to pay the costs of the…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI do not think that that was a legislative proposal—I was very careful in the words I used. What this debate has achieved is that it is very clear across the Committee that there…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, the purpose of Amendment 13 in my name was to encourage a debate on commonhold and the route to achieving it, and in that it has been successful. I am pleased about that…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, this Bill is really very important. It has been a long time since Second Reading, so I think it is worth reiterating some of the fundamentals that we hope it will…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillBefore the Minister sits down, she referenced in the early part of her response the number of houses that were likely to be developed under circumstances where a lease had already…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, we on these Benches far prefer a move to commonhold. The journey towards commonhold is a solution to the leasehold/freehold issue. I understand why the noble Baroness,…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, there are two elements of this category of permitted leases that are worthy of further exploration. One—on which the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, has gone into…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords—22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, this amendment is on commonhold. I was pleased to hear the Minister emphasise that the Government intend to ensure that commonhold becomes the norm, although it was…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLord Byron: 200th AnniversaryMy Lords, Ada Lovelace, who is credited with being the world’s first computer programmer, was Lord Byron’s daughter. Her achievements are truly remarkable and surely worthy of a…16 Apr 2024