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1308955

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	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: Ground Rent
	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 any exclusions will apply to the proposed changes to enable leaseholders to have the right to extend their lease by a maximum of 990 years at zero ground rent.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	181151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service. We are taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market, in January we announced reforms to the valuation process and length of lease extensions, in response to Law Commission recommendations.</p><p>The Law Commission’s report on enfranchisement includes recommendations relating to the qualifying criteria for enfranchisement and lease extensions, including any potential exemptions. We will bring forward a response to these and the other remaining Law Commission recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/04/2021 16:53:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1308957

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	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: Ground Rent
	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 an estimate of costs to leaseholders other than legal fees of extending their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero ground rent.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	181152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service. We are taking forward a comprehensive programme of reform to end unfair practices in the leasehold market.</p><p>Whilst the cost of a lease extension will vary depending on a number of factors including the time remaining on the existing lease, under the current system too many leaseholders find the process for extending their lease or buying their freehold (a process known as enfranchisement) too complex, lacking transparency and prohibitively expensive.</p><p>We will reform the process of enfranchisement valuation that leaseholders must follow to calculate the cost of extending their lease or buying their freehold. The Government will abolish marriage value, cap the treatment of ground rents at 0.1% of the freehold value, and prescribe rates for the calculations at market value. The Government will also introduce an online calculator, further simplifying the process for leaseholders and ensuring standardisation and fairness for all those looking to enfranchise. These changes to the enfranchisement valuation process will result in substantial savings for some leaseholders, particularly those with less than 80 years left on their lease. Our reforms to enfranchisement valuation also ensure that sufficient compensation is paid to landlords to reflect their legitimate property interests.</p><p>We will translate these measures into law as soon as possible, starting with legislation to set ground rents on newly created leases to zero in the upcoming session. This will be the first part of major two-part legislation to implement leasehold and Commonhold reforms in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/04/2021 16:53:19 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1284962

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	Evictions and Repossession Orders: Coronavirus
	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 representations he has received on (a) extending the ban on (a) evictions and (b) repossessions while the national lockdown remains in place.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	150932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is in regular contact with landlord and tenant stakeholder groups and is working closely with the Ministry of Justice to consider the effects of the current measures relating to evictions and bailiff enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 16/02/2021 14:46:06 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1327370

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence
	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 proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	6462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/06/2021 14:34:40 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1332389

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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	Rents: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What support he is providing to people in rent arrears as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	901101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided an unprecedented package of support to renters, and it has made a real impact. The vast majority - 91% - of renters are up to date with their rent.</p><p>However, we have kept in place longer notice periods of four months until the end of September, giving people who need it the time to agree a way forward with their landlord.</p><p>For renters who require additional support, financial measures remain in place. We have made available £140 million this year for local councils to help people pay their rent through Discretionary Housing Payments, and we extended the Job Retention Scheme and the £20 weekly uplift in Universal Credit until the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 12273 901096 901105 question first answered 14/06/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1338833

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	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	Community Ownership Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when guidance for applications to the Community Ownership Funding Stream will be published; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	20442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The £150 million Community Ownership Fund will help ensure that communities across the UK can support and continue benefiting from the local facilities, community assets and amenities most important to them</p><p><br>The fund will be delivered directly by MHCLG in communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>A key aim of the programme is to drive greater community ownership of assets that advance the social wellbeing and interests of communities by bringing sporting, cultural, historical, recreational, or environmental benefits.</p><p>From Summer 2021, voluntary and community organisations from all parts of the UK will be eligible to apply for funding to help takeover community assets at risk of loss without community intervention</p><p><br>Voluntary and community organisations will be able to bid for up to £250k matched-funding to help them buy or take over a physical community asset at risk. Community groups seeking to acquire a sports asset will be able to claim up to £1 million match funding.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 30/06/2021 14:29:50 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1310153

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2021
	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	Religious Buildings: Coronavirus
	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 make it his policy to allow singing in churches in step three of the covid-19 road map.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	183136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We understand the importance of singing to all of our faith communities but, due to the transmission of COVID-19 through droplets and airborne particles, it has been essential to limit this to control the spread of the virus. We have been working closely with the Places of Worship Taskforce and faith communities to facilitate this and are grateful for their support.</p><p>Currently singing can take place outdoors on the grounds of a place of worship and this can include the congregation taking part. Indoors it is currently only possible for small groups of singers to perform, and the congregation cannot join in. It is important that we take a cautious approach in easing restrictions, so that we can see the impact of the steps we are taking before moving to the next step. For that reason, we will continue to keep guidance and restrictions under review, in line with the changing situation. As soon as we are able, we will update our advice further. We do not wish to keep restrictions in place for any longer than we have to. This is in line with wider guidance for performing arts across all sectors.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 182034 question first answered 22/04/2021 14:22:13 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1347887

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Evictions: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure that homelessness levels do not increase as a result of the end of the covid-19 evictions moratorium.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	902875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put in place an unprecedented package of support for renters during the pandemic. As national restrictions continue to ease, it is appropriate that these emergency measures also lift but we are doing so gradually.</p><p>The pause on bailiff enforcement has ended; however, measures to protect renters and prevent homelessness are still in place.</p><p>Significant financial support remains, and the vast majority of renters are up to date with their rent.</p><p>We are also providing local authorities with £310 million through the Homelessness Prevention Grant, an uplift of £47 million on the previous years’ funding, which can be used to prevent homelessness or to provide temporary accommodation to ensure families have a roof over their head.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/07/2021 16:24:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1332393

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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	Rents: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What support he is providing to people in rent arrears as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	901105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided an unprecedented package of support to renters, and it has made a real impact. The vast majority - 91% - of renters are up to date with their rent.</p><p>However, we have kept in place longer notice periods of four months until the end of September, giving people who need it the time to agree a way forward with their landlord.</p><p>For renters who require additional support, financial measures remain in place. We have made available £140 million this year for local councils to help people pay their rent through Discretionary Housing Payments, and we extended the Job Retention Scheme and the £20 weekly uplift in Universal Credit until the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 12273 901096 901101 question first answered 14/06/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1339584

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	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	Housing: Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to students who (a) reach the end of their tenancies and (b) are required to self-isolate as a result of covid-19, what rights those students have to (i) not be evicted after the end of the tenancy and (ii) move to temporary university accommodation if a landlord requires them to vacate their property for new tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	21330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>We strongly urge accommodation providers to be flexible in extending tenancies and delaying moves if tenants are isolating due to Covid-19.</p><p>However, under The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) if someone is legally obliged to move, they are allowed to do so even if isolating.</p><p>We know that some universities have temporary accommodation available to those if they are required to move. Students should let their accommodation provider know immediately if they are required to isolate and speak to the university accommodation office.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 01/07/2021 16:49:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel