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HANSARDSocial Housing: Awaab’s LawMy Lords, the Government are right to bring some pressure to bear on the housing associations and councils to get their properties up to scratch; it is essential if we are to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial HousebuildingMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on the priority it is giving to new housebuilding for social rent, but we are still losing more homes each year than we are building,…21 Oct 2024HANSARDHousing: Modern Methods of ConstructionMy Lords, as a member of the Built Environment Committee under the able chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, which investigated this matter, I thank the noble Lord, Lord…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBuilding HomesMy Lords, this is my first opportunity to welcome the Minister to her role. We are very lucky to have someone in your Lordships’ House who has a real understanding of these…30 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, the King’s Speech aligns the Government’s strategy for growth with reform of the planning system for housing and infrastructure. Acute shortages of accommodation, and…22 Jul 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my housing and property interests as on the register. This Second Reading provides an opportunity to review the current state of the PRS—the private…15 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken—all of them in favour of the concept of a regulator of property agents. I think the case is now unavoidable. My…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, Amendment 94 is in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town and Lady Taylor of Stevenage, and I…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 85 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. This amendment calls for a government review of the retirement leasehold sector, covering a range of…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAffordable Housing: SupplyMy Lords, I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos, for initiating this debate, I congratulate him on an excellent opening speech, and I look forward to the maiden speech of the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 23 and 24 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews. I can imagine the anguish that must be felt by leaseholders in blocks of flats who are…24 Apr 2024HANSARDImpact of Environmental Regulations on Development (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I was honoured to serve on the Built Environment Committee for this inquiry, under the distinguished chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. I congratulate him on a…19 Apr 2024HANSARDProperty Agents: RegulationMy Lords, did the Minister see the excellent report from your Lordships’ Industry and Regulators Select Committee, which thoroughly endorsed the need for a regulator? It took…18 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, the Bill before us contains some very welcome reforms but also some omissions. It is silent on one overarching issue: the need for a regulator of property agents. Any…27 Mar 2024HANSARDHousing: Young PeopleIs this a debate about immigration or housing? There are two debates here. We are dealing with people who live and breathe and need a home, whom we face and talk to and meet on a…14 Mar 2024HANSARDHousing: Young PeopleMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, not just for securing this debate and getting it off to a brilliant start, but for his decades of highly distinguished…14 Mar 2024HANSARDLong-Term National Housing StrategyMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford for initiating this debate; indeed, I thank the Church of England for re-engaging with housing issues, not…29 Feb 2024HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, the excellent report from the Competition and Markets Authority shows why depending on a small handful of volume housebuilders does not produce either the quantity or…28 Feb 2024HANSARDLeasehold: Property Management CompaniesMy Lords, there are some very good things in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, but the Government have stopped short of instituting a proper regulator of managing agents,…19 Feb 2024