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418782

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Councillors: Complaints
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a councillor who is the subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman has the right to know (1) the nature of the complaint, and (2) the identity of the person or persons making the complaint.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2015 answer text <p>There is no requirement that a councillor who is subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman be informed of the nature of the complaint or the identity of the complainant. However, the Local Government Ombudsman’s practice is to request that local authorities ensure all interested parties within the local authority are aware of the investigation and are able to comment before the Ombudsman comes to a final decision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/09/2015 16:27:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418785

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to streamline the local plans process; and when they expect to bring those proposals into operation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Local Plans play a critical role in determining what development is appropriate and where, and it is therefore essential that plan-making is as simple, quick and accessible a process as possible. On 15 September, my hon. Friend, the Minister for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis), announced that we have brought together a panel of experts drawn from across the built-environment sector to help look at ways in which we could radically improve plan-making in practice (see attached). The group will consider all elements of plan-making from policy and procedural requirements of plans to how plan-making is practically undertaken. Their work will conclude in early 2016, after which I will set out to Parliament how we intend to proceed to reform plan-making.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/09/2015 13:54:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Planning Minister Brandon Lewis - HL2220.docx title Press Release - 15 September
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

427455

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Owner Occupation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people owned their own home in each year from 1997 until the last year for which records are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of owner occupier households in England, estimated from DCLG's English Housing Survey, are provided in the table below</p><p><strong><br>Number (000s) of owner occupied households, 1997 to 2013-14: England</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p><strong> 13,629 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p><strong> 13,817 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,091 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,340 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,359 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,559 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,701 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,678 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,791 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,791 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,733 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,628 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,621 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,525 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,450 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,388 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,337 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p><strong> 14,319 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><strong>Source: English Housing Survey </strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/469214/2013-14_Section_1_Households_tables_and_figures_FINAL.xlsx</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/11/2015 12:26:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427456

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the size of deposit needed to buy a starter home in London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Starter Homes will be sold at a minimum of 80% of the full market price and offered to first time buyers under the age of 40. The discounted Starter Homes price will be capped at £450,000 in London.</p><p>The cap is not an expectation of the going price for a Starter Home. Most first time buyers are not buying average-priced properties, but those at the lower quartile of values in an area. This is the first time buyers market that exists, and this is where we anticipate developers pricing starter homes</p><p>Starter homes will reduce deposit requirements for first time buyers. The average price paid by a first time buyer in London in Q2 2015 was £376,000 (Office for National Statistics data). The discount achieved through the Starter Home initiative would reduce the price of such a property to £301,000 and also reduce the deposit.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/11/2015 12:27:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427457

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent excessive letting fees being charged to private-sector tenants.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has acted to protect tenants against unfair and excessive letting agency fees by requiring agents to publish a full breakdown of all charges prominently in their offices and on their website. A fine of up to £5,000 can be levied against agents who fail to comply.</p><p>Transparency is the key to keeping fees low, giving tenants the necessary information to make informed decisions and compare prices and, therefore, creating effective competition that should force agents to keep fees fair.</p><p>The Government has also made it a legal requirement, since 1 October 2014, for letting and managing agents in England to belong to one of the three Government approved redress schemes, offering a clear route for landlords and tenants to pursue complaints and, therefore, driving up standards.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the impact of these new requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2015 15:43:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427459

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Greater London
	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 number of rough sleepers in London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. One person without a home is one too many. That is why since 2010 we’ve invested more than £500 million to prevent and tackle homelessness in England. In London, we have given the Mayor £34 million to deliver pan-London rough sleeping services, with an extra £8.5 million for this work in 2015/16.</p><p>DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping. These are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics. The latest figures, for 2014, are attached.</p><p>More rough sleepers are being found and helped thanks to our investment. Our measures include supporting the roll-out of No Second Night Out across England through the Homelessness Transition Fund. In London, two-thirds of rough sleepers come off the streets after a single night. We have also commissioned the pioneering StreetLink service, which since its launch has helped over 14,500 rough sleepers by connecting them to local support services and avoid becoming entrenched in a life on the streets.</p><p>We are committed to do more to improve services for homeless people with complex needs. Our investment includes £5 million for the world’s first homelessness Social Impact Bond, which is reaching 830 entrenched rough sleepers in London.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/11/2015 16:26:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 150226 Rough Sleeping Statistics England - 2014.pdf title 2014 Rough Sleeping Statistics
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427461

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Greater London
	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 current provision of shelter for homeless people in London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. One person without a home is one too many. That is why since 2010 we’ve invested more than £500 million to prevent and tackle homelessness in England. It is for London boroughs to determine what homelessness services are required to best meet the needs of their local area, including provision of suitable accommodation. We have given the Mayor of London £34 million to deliver pan-London rough sleeping services, with an extra £8.5 million for this work in 2015/16. Our measures include supporting the roll-out of No Second Night Out across England through the £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund, and commissioning the pioneering StreetLink service. In London, two-thirds of rough sleepers in London come off the streets after a single night.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/11/2015 16:23:23 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

432418

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Right to Manage Companies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the issues involved in maintaining or improving leasehold properties under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, in particular in central London, where a right to manage exists.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL3932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The maintenance and repair of a block of flats containing leasehold properties is normally the responsibility of the landlord and will be set out under the terms of the lease. This responsibility can pass to a Right to Manage Company where leaseholders have exercised and acquired that right, allowing them to exercise direct control over how their block is maintained.</p><p>Landlords, or those who have acquired the Right to Manage, have a contractual obligation under the terms of the leases to carry out necessary works to the properties that they are responsible for maintaining. Where works are suggested by a majority of leaseholders that are not essential to the repair or maintenance of the property, we would expect landlords to engage with their leaseholders to discuss the feasibility of the suggested works, but there are no plans to legislate to obligate landlords to carry out such work.</p><p>There are also no plans to legislate to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond to a proposal for qualifying works, are deemed to have agreed to the proposed works. The statutory consultation process (known as section 20) gives leaseholders the ability to have a greater say on proposed works to their property by making observations. It does not require leaseholders to make observations, but any observations that are made must be made within a specified time limit. The landlord (or Right to Manage Company) is therefore in the knowledge that subject to observations made, they are able to proceed with necessary works.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3933 HL3934 question first answered 09/12/2015 12:44:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

432419

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Right to Manage Companies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to legislate in connection with the right to manage in order to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond can be deemed to have agreed to a proposal.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL3933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The maintenance and repair of a block of flats containing leasehold properties is normally the responsibility of the landlord and will be set out under the terms of the lease. This responsibility can pass to a Right to Manage Company where leaseholders have exercised and acquired that right, allowing them to exercise direct control over how their block is maintained.</p><p>Landlords, or those who have acquired the Right to Manage, have a contractual obligation under the terms of the leases to carry out necessary works to the properties that they are responsible for maintaining. Where works are suggested by a majority of leaseholders that are not essential to the repair or maintenance of the property, we would expect landlords to engage with their leaseholders to discuss the feasibility of the suggested works, but there are no plans to legislate to obligate landlords to carry out such work.</p><p>There are also no plans to legislate to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond to a proposal for qualifying works, are deemed to have agreed to the proposed works. The statutory consultation process (known as section 20) gives leaseholders the ability to have a greater say on proposed works to their property by making observations. It does not require leaseholders to make observations, but any observations that are made must be made within a specified time limit. The landlord (or Right to Manage Company) is therefore in the knowledge that subject to observations made, they are able to proceed with necessary works.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3932 HL3934 question first answered 09/12/2015 12:44:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

432420

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	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 will clarify the measures that can be taken to enable works to be carried out when they are wanted or needed by a majority of leaseholders in leasehold residential properties.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL3934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The maintenance and repair of a block of flats containing leasehold properties is normally the responsibility of the landlord and will be set out under the terms of the lease. This responsibility can pass to a Right to Manage Company where leaseholders have exercised and acquired that right, allowing them to exercise direct control over how their block is maintained.</p><p>Landlords, or those who have acquired the Right to Manage, have a contractual obligation under the terms of the leases to carry out necessary works to the properties that they are responsible for maintaining. Where works are suggested by a majority of leaseholders that are not essential to the repair or maintenance of the property, we would expect landlords to engage with their leaseholders to discuss the feasibility of the suggested works, but there are no plans to legislate to obligate landlords to carry out such work.</p><p>There are also no plans to legislate to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond to a proposal for qualifying works, are deemed to have agreed to the proposed works. The statutory consultation process (known as section 20) gives leaseholders the ability to have a greater say on proposed works to their property by making observations. It does not require leaseholders to make observations, but any observations that are made must be made within a specified time limit. The landlord (or Right to Manage Company) is therefore in the knowledge that subject to observations made, they are able to proceed with necessary works.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3932 HL3933 question first answered 09/12/2015 12:44:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes