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HANSARDHousing: Accessibility StandardsTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they will implement their decision, announced in July 2022, to require all new homes to meet higher standards of accessibility.05 Feb 2024HANSARDHousing: Accessibility StandardsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply, and to the Government for announcing that these higher standards for lifetime homes will be implemented and mandated through…05 Feb 2024HANSARDTemporary Accommodation CostsMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Devon Housing Commission. I can confirm that the rise in temporary accommodation is not just in London and the conurbations. Devon…31 Jan 2024HANSARDLong-term Plan for HousingMy Lords, I pick up on a point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. If we could see the production of decent, accessible, energy-efficient, companionable, new retirement…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial Housing: MouldMy Lords, I am delighted to see the noble Baroness back in post. The Government are absolutely right to come down hard on social housing landlords who have not doing what they…10 Jan 2024HANSARDHome-ownership RatesMy Lords, in the longer term it would clearly make homes more affordable for first-time buyers if there were enough homes to go round and current acute shortages were eased. In…06 Dec 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my various housing interests on the register, including as chair of the Devon Housing Commission, whose work informs my comments today. I welcome the…09 Nov 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsSome of the bad behaviour of the private rental sector comes from the letting agents who look after the properties on behalf of the landlords or investors. These letting agents…26 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Motion ZH, the government amendment in lieu of Lords Amendment 329. The intention of the earlier Lords amendment was to make local plans more specific…23 Oct 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, the Government are absolutely right to try to put more resources into the hands of local planning authorities, because that is what they desperately need to process all…21 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I speak to this group of amendments, which come under the broad heading of nutrient neutrality. I declare my interest as a member of your Lordships’ Built Environment…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my name is down in support of Amendment 195, so brilliantly introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham. It is also supported by the noble Lord, Lord Lansley.…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords for their support for this amendment. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, and the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, for their…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 193A, in my name, would require local plans to spell out the housing needs of the locality and set out how, over time, those needs can be met and homelessness…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 190 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, and the noble Lord, Lord Carrington of Fulham. As we have heard, this amendment has…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this a very full group of powerful amendments and I find them all very appealing. I particularly support the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, in his brilliant Healthy Homes…04 Sept 2023HANSARDHousing Crisis: Rural and Coastal CommunitiesMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Exeter for initiating this tiny debate and for his excellent speech. I declare my housing and local government…24 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 71 in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornhill and Lady Warwick of Undercliffe. I…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Managing AgentsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, raised the regulation of managing agents of leaseholder properties. Does the Minister recall that the working group the…17 Jul 2023