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1002621

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the estimated number of leasehold dwellings by tenure in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	188725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>MHCLG does not currently have regional estimates of the number of leaseholds dwellings in England. The current estimates are ‘experimental official statistics’ and as part of on-going work to improve them we will consider whether it is feasible to produce sub-national statistics in future statistical releases.</p><p /><p><br></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/11/2018 17:22:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1002279

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help those purchasers of houses with leasehold agreements with excessive uprating provisions to replace such provisions with fairer ones.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnbull
uin	HL11300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that unfair leasehold practices have no place in the housing sector. We are committed to improving the leasehold system by making it fairer and more transparent. We will be introducing legislation to ban new leasehold houses.</p><p>It is right that developers who sold leaseholds with onerous terms should support their customers to amend such lease terms. Some developers have introduced assistance schemes which is welcome. The Government is engaging with industry to ensure they are taking action to provide assistance to existing leaseholders with onerous terms.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/11/2018 15:30:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3758 label Biography information for Lord Turnbull

982456

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will mane an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing leasehold as part of its review of leasehold property.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	176604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Leasehold can be an effective tool for making multiple-ownership more straightforward, such as in blocks of flats with shared fabric and common areas. However, other than in exceptional circumstances new build houses should be sold on a freehold basis.</p><p>We believe that where a house can be built and sold as freehold then it should be. This means that house owners are not faced with charges for ground rents or a time limited lease where this is not necessary. That is why we announced last year that we would bring forward legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows to prohibit new residential long leases from being granted on houses, whether new build or on existing freehold houses.</p><p>We are also working with the Law Commission to reinvigorate the use of commonhold as an alternative to leasehold to provide greater choice for home owners.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/10/2018 14:22:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

973408

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals in response to the tackling unfair lease practices in the leasehold market consultation.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	174628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>On 21 December 2017, the Government set out a package of measures to tackle abuses and unfair practices in the leasehold market. This includes introducing legislation to prohibit the development of new build leasehold houses, other than in exceptional circumstances, and restricting ground rents in newly established leases of houses and flats to a peppercorn.</p><p>We are also working with the Law Commission to support existing leaseholders - including making buying a freehold or extending a lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p><p>We will bring forward legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/10/2018 15:13:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

967560

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reform the leasehold system to introduce the principle of fairness in the application of service charges and ground rent, and to tackle other related issues, in the light of the Law Commission's summary of proposed solutions for leaseholders of houses, published on 18 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL10041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring there is transparency and fairness in the leasehold market. In particular we announced measures on 21 December 2017 to limit ground rents in newly created leases to a peppercorn and require new build houses to be sold on a freehold basis. We will be consulting shortly on how we intend to implement these commitments. The Government will also be setting up a working group to consider, amongst other things, service charges to make sure they are fair and transparent. In addition we have asked the Law Commission to consider a range of options for reforming the law on enfranchisement to make it easier, quicker and cheaper for leaseholders to buy their freehold or extend their lease. The Law Commission intends to consult on the details of its proposals over the autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/09/2018 15:07:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

947290

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people affected by problem leaseholds; and what steps his Department is taking to inform those so affected.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	168083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2015-16, there were 4.2 million leasehold dwellings in England, including 1.4 million houses. While there are examples of leasehold working well, there are also problems including disproportionate costs to extend leases, poor value property management, and a slow and costly sales process.</p><p>We will bring forward legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows, prohibiting new residential long leases from being granted on houses. We will also introduce legislation so that, in the future, ground rents on newly established leases of houses and flats are set at a peppercorn.</p><p>The Government intends to consult over the summer on how our plans will be implemented.</p><p>On 26 June 2018, the Government published <em>How to Lease: </em>a guide for anyone already living in a leasehold property or anyone thinking of buying one.</p><p>The Government wants to ensure there is appropriate support for existing leaseholders. We are working with the ombudsmen and Trading Standards to provide leaseholders with comprehensive information on the various routes to redress.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/09/2018 15:03:23 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

937637

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Ministers have had responsibility for helping residential leaseholders since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	161962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>I have been the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing,_Communities_and_Local_Government" target="_blank">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness</a> since 9 January 2018 and am responsible for policy on residential leasehold. My Hon Friend Kit Malthouse MP has been the Minister of State for Housing since 9 July 2018 and holds responsibility for all building safety issues, including for ensuring that the cost of the replacement of unsafe cladding is not unfairly passed onto leaseholders.</p><p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for leaseholders and freeholders and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service.</p><p>We will ban the unjustified use of leaseholds on new houses and we will bring forward legislation to do this at the earliest opportunity. Any new government funding scheme will contain the condition that the money cannot support the unjustified use of leasehold for new houses. We want to build more homes but not at any cost. This is an essential step to restore pride and dignity to homeowners everywhere.</p><p>Previous Ministers with responsibility for helping residential leaseholders since 2010 are as follows:</p><p>Rt Hon John Healey MP</p><p>Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP</p><p>Mark Prisk MP</p><p>Kris Hopkins</p><p>Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP</p><p>Rt Hon Gavin Barwell</p><p>Alok Sharma MP</p><p>In addition, the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP previously had responsibility for ensuring that the cost of the replacement of unsafe cladding was not unfairly passed onto leaseholders.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 18/07/2018 13:53:03 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

923135

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of protections in place to protect leaseholders in respect of commercial land leased from local authorities being sold to third parties.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL8599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Commercial leaseholders are protected if their landlord sells to a third party, as the new owner buys the land subject to the terms of any existing leases. This remains the case whether the original owner is a local authority or otherwise.</p><p>Local authorities may use ownership of commercial premises to generate a funding stream, and will consider whether continued ownership of assets provides value for money. These decisions are a matter for local authorities, provided they consider best value when making decisions on ownership or sale of assets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/06/2018 16:26:31 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

918467

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from excessive quotations for lease renewals in (a) the North East and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	150670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for leaseholders and freeholders in England, including the North East.</p><p>We want to make it easier for existing leaseholders to exercise their right to buy their freehold, or extend their lease, quickly, fairly and cheaply and for this right to be available as soon as possible. The Government is prioritising solutions for leaseholders of houses.</p><p>We are working with the Law Commission on introducing a cheaper and less complex statutory procedure for leaseholders to acquire a lease extension, or purchase the freehold, whilst ensuring that landlords obtain fair compensation.</p><p>The Law Commission has published its terms of reference at <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/leasehold-enfranchisement/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/leasehold-enfranchisement/</a></p><p>We will make further announcements in due course, and bring forward legislation at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 11/06/2018 15:57:53 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

910301

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been sold on a leasehold basis in north-east England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	147435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>There have been 6,000 newly built homes sold on a leasehold basis in the North East between 2010 and 2016, averaging 867 per year.</p><p>This compares to over 22,000 newly built homes sold on a freehold basis over the same period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/06/2018 11:29:06 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell