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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This new clause would implement recommendation 41 of the Law Commission’s report on enfranchisement, that the prohibition on…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a second time. New clause 40 would provide for a manager appointed under section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 to be the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This new clause would enable the Secretary of State to make regulations allowing those residential leaseholders whose unit…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)We were discussing the right to participate, and I was quoting the Law Commission, which stated that “in the Consultation Paper, we proposed that a leaseholder who did not…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 40 Meaning of “accountable person” for the purposes of the Building Safety Act…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for recognising the need to do something in this area and accepting that there is a problem here that it would be best to resolve. I simply point out…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for recognising the problem here. I urge him to consider coming back on Report with his own amendment to try to circumvent the other issues that he…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)What has happened here is that the whole weight of proof has been shifted by the Court’s decision. It has been shifted precisely against what was the legislative intent, which is…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister has not responded to the point about a section 24 court-appointed manager. Would that not give a power enabling redress for residents in situations such as the one he…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister will recall that in response to a Government consultation in 2018, the Government committed to introducing a section 24 right for freeholders on housing estates, but…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I, too, welcome the new clauses, but I do so in the knowledge that they do not provide a perfect solution. My concern, and the question I put to the Minister, relates to…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Ninth sitting)I am listening carefully to my hon. Friend. It may interest him to know that I was on a private estate in Kingswood at the weekend, for some reason. It soon became apparent that…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister may also know that last night in my constituency the London fire brigade had to attend with 125 firefighters and 25 fire engines—three with the tall turntables—to put…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)And puts you on the spot.30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The Minister will be relieved to know that this is genuinely a probing new clause, which I am pleased to move on behalf of my…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)Thank you, Sir Edward. It has long been recognised that my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich is a much more reasonable gentleman than I am. I would be inclined to…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I am very happy to move the new clause, which would amend the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 to adopt…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)Once bitten, twice shy. We were promised this measure in 2002. I am not convinced that I should accept the same blandishments once again, so I am afraid that I really do want to…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for reading that into the record. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 37 Eligibility for…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 34 would bring into force the requirement that service charge contributions be held in designated accounts. The…30 Jan 2024