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HANSARDAffordable Housing: SupplyI thank the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos, for introducing the debate on the topic of more affordable homes. I reassure the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, and others, that I am not…25 Apr 2024HANSARDAffordable Housing: SupplyI will bring forward the question that I was about to answer in response to both the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, and the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, who asked how I define…25 Apr 2024HANSARDImpact of Environmental Regulations on Development (Built Environment Committee Report)As ever, I am grateful to noble Lords for their considered views on this important topic. Given the number of recommendations in the report and the number of topics raised today,…19 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesI remind the House of the statistic I gave in answer to an earlier question: of those homes, since 2010, 172,600 are for social rent.18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesIndeed, this is where a local authority could step in to deliver more replacement homes. In the current economic climate, councils are able to continue to deliver 50% of their…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationI know that the Minister, my noble friend Lady Scott, has engaged with noble Lords on the leaseholder and freeholder Bill and will continue to do so as it progresses through this…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationThe Government are committed to raising professionalism among property agents. Property agents must already belong to a redress scheme. The Government’s Leasehold and Freehold…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationEstate agents are regulated under the Estate Agents Act 1979, which is currently enforced by the National Trading Standards estate and letting agency team—the abbreviation or…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationI appreciate the time delay and am exceedingly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Best, for the report from him and his working group, which included more than 50 recommendations…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationI can confirm to my noble friend that we are working hand in glove with industry and trade bodies that want good-quality services provided by their members. It is in their…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesI return to the fact that the main programme we have is the £11.5 billion affordable homes programme, of which a large amount has been allocated for social and affordable housing.…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationThe Government welcome the work undertaken by the independent steering group chaired by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, on the codes of practice for property…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationI can confirm that in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill we are introducing measures to empower leaseholders to take action in the event of unreasonable behaviour. The Bill…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationI understand the frustration. I believe that all of us in this House and in our wider communities would like to see more professional-quality work being done in this sector and…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesI return to the statistic that we have increased the number of affordable homes by 482,000 during the period since 2010. That means there are more houses for people to rent at an…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesI do not recognise those figures. The figures I have in front of me are that, in 2022-23, local authorities reported 10,896 eligible sales, which was very similar to sales in…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesI thank my noble friend for that question. We have been monitoring this for some time. All measures to increase the rate of housebuilding for the provision of affordable homes are…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesI am afraid that is not my understanding of what has happened historically, and I understand that some Members of this House may have been involved in setting up the original…18 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationI thank the noble Lord for his comments and for his work, which I have acknowledged. I am grateful also to noble Lords on the committee for their recent work on this important…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: Right-to-buy SalesI agree with my noble friend’s comments. We are genuinely committed to supporting home ownership, especially for first-time buyers, no matter how they get on the housing ladder.18 Apr 2024