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HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I turn to Amendments 19 and 20 from the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy and Lord Lennie, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Pinnock and Lady Grender. Under Amendment 19 the…14 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I also join the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, in recognising that today marks the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which was the largest loss of life…14 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment from my noble friend Lord Young seeks to capture within the definition of rent other charges, such as fixed service charges, if they are reserved as rent…14 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, these amendments seek to set a fixed date or timescale for the commencement of the provisions of the Bill. I sympathise with that and thank noble Lords for raising this…14 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]Of course, as a Minister I would like to have stronger lines at this stage but it is important to recognise that we need to lay the regulations and ensure that the enforcement of…14 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, to respond directly to the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, I appreciated the point about the importance of seeing where the CMA’s investigation ends up and the potential…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have just spoken of this Government’s efforts, including working with our key stakeholders, to strengthen leaseholders’ awareness of their rights and what entering…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall try a second time, because obviously I did not manage it the first time. We have not made a commitment to abolish by fiat existing ground rents. We have…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I spoke earlier about the Competition and Markets Authority investigation into potential mis-selling and unfair terms in the leasehold sector. This included the issue of…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by addressing the point about age. It is great to hear from my noble friend Lord Naseby and my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern on why we are…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their time on this issue, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham. I am happy to engage with noble Lords further on whether we can…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, we want to move as speedily as possible but, as I stated in my reply, we do not want to set a deadline for things. We want to get this on the statute book very speedily…09 Jun 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, we have heard a great deal today about the difficulties facing some existing leaseholders, particularly in relation to ground rent—poignantly in the speech by my noble…09 Jun 2021HANSARDTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, we have had an interesting and passionate debate on this order. I am grateful to noble Lords on all sides of the House for their contributions. I will take this…08 Jun 2021HANSARDRogue Landlords RegisterThere is no complacency; I am merely outlining that we are considering the introduction of the register as part of our commitment to introduce a White Paper in the autumn. That…26 May 2021HANSARDRogue Landlords RegisterMy Lords, I believe that this is being considered by the Tourism Minister, who will be publishing a tourism recovery plan in spring. Landlords who let out accommodation on a…26 May 2021HANSARDRogue Landlords RegisterI do not accept that it has been a failure, partly because of the time taken going through the process of charging and convicting individuals. As I pointed out in the previous…26 May 2021HANSARDRogue Landlords RegisterWe have taken a balanced approach whereby we have tried to ensure that we do not see the mass evictions the noble Lord refers to. Equally, it is important that we crack down on…26 May 2021HANSARDRogue Landlords RegisterI thank my noble friend but the latest data shows that the figure is slightly higher than that: there are 43 entries by 26 local authorities. However, we will consider what we can…26 May 2021HANSARDRogue Landlords RegisterMy Lords, the Government are committed to ensuring that we build back fairer and to improving the relationship between landlords and tenants. We will certainly consider the policy…26 May 2021