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911088

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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: 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, what specific steps his Department has taken to protect leaseholders from being charged excessive ground rent in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	147890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Since the Government’s announcement on 21 December 2017 to limit new leases to a peppercorn rent, my Department has been engaging with a range of stakeholders as part of developing a detailed approach to implementing this policy.</p><p>In addition, the Government wants to see developers and investors going further to help existing consumers with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers, and for customers to be proactively contacted. The previous Secretary of State wrote to developers about this matter, and we are monitoring the situation. We are working with stakeholders to reach out to those individuals continuing to be affected by onerous ground rents to help establish what further steps might be needed.</p><p>In addition, the Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Law Reform was published on 14 December 2017, and includes a project on Unfair Terms in Leasehold. The Law Commission has made an announcement on its work with the Department at: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/</a></p><p>We will make further announcements in due course, and bring forward legislation at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 147985 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:22:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

911217

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
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 representations his Department has received in opposition to mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	147943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department held a consultation exercise between 17 February 2018 and 16 April 2018 on electrical safety in the private rented sector. We received 582 responses which are currently being analysed and expect to publish the Government’s response in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/06/2018 11:23:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

911218

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
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 representations his Department has received from local authorities regarding mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	147944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department received a total of 582 responses to the recent consultation on electrical safety in the private rented sector, of which 45 were from local authorities.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/06/2018 11:19:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

911258

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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: 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 make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent unreasonable increases in ground rents on existing leasehold properties.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	147985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Since the Government’s announcement on 21 December 2017 to limit new leases to a peppercorn rent, my Department has been engaging with a range of stakeholders as part of developing a detailed approach to implementing this policy.</p><p>In addition, the Government wants to see developers and investors going further to help existing consumers with onerous ground rents, including second hand buyers, and for customers to be proactively contacted. The previous Secretary of State wrote to developers about this matter, and we are monitoring the situation. We are working with stakeholders to reach out to those individuals continuing to be affected by onerous ground rents to help establish what further steps might be needed.</p><p>In addition, the Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Law Reform was published on 14 December 2017, and includes a project on Unfair Terms in Leasehold. The Law Commission has made an announcement on its work with the Department at: <a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/" target="_blank">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/residential-leasehold-and-commonhold/</a></p><p>We will make further announcements in due course, and bring forward legislation at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 147890 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:22:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

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

910302

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: Service Charges
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 plans he has in place to tackle unfair service charges in the leasehold property sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	147436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>We believe very strongly that service charges should be transparent, communicated effectively and that there should be a clear route to challenge or redress if things go wrong. That is why on 1 April, we published the response to our recent call for evidence on ‘<em>Protecting consumers in the letting and managing agent market’</em>. Here proposals include establishing a working group to consider how fees such as service charges should be presented to consumers and to explore the best means to challenge fees which are unjustified. As part of this work, consideration will also be given to standards around service charges and how to include them in a statutory code of practice.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/06/2018 11:20:28 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

910343

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	Landlords
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 banning orders for landlords were (a) issued and (b) accepted in each nation and region of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	147360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The regulations made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 introduced banning orders for private landlords and property agents who have been convicted of serious housing, immigration and other criminal offences. The regulations came into force on 6 April 2018 and apply to England only.</p><p>A relevant offence must have been committed on or after 6 April 2018 for a local housing authority to be permitted to apply for a banning order. A notice of intent must be made by the local authority within 6 months of the landlord being convicted of the offence followed by an application to the First Tier Tribunal which has the power to issue the banning order.</p><p>To date no banning orders have been made by the First Tier Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/06/2018 11:30:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

910375

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	Housing Associations: Rents
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 his Department has made an estimate of the number of housing associations which request upfront payment of rent in advance before an offered tenancy can be secured.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	147503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data. We understand that many landlords ask for rent in advance and it is part of the agreement between individual tenant and landlord. As responsible companies with a social purpose we expect housing associations to let their homes in a fair, transparent and efficient way that takes into account the housing needs of tenants and potential tenants.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/06/2018 11:29:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

913760

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, assessment he has made of recent trends in anti-semitic hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	905660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government condemns all forms of hate crime including antisemitism. Nobody should be attacked because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability. In July 2016, we published Action Against Hate: The UK Government’s Plan for Tackling Hate Crime, which we will be refreshing this year.</p><p> </p><p>We work closely with the police and the Community Security Trust (CST), who are members of the Cross Government Working Group on Tackling Antisemitism, alongside other Jewish stakeholders. In their recent report, the CST recorded 1,382 antisemitic incidents reported across the UK in the 2017, a 3 per cent increase from the 1,346 incidents recorded during 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Individual police forces collate and analyse intelligence on the number of antisemitic incidents, in order to inform local operational decisions and to provide adequate protection at times of demand. The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) analyses this intelligence to inform forces of any emerging challenges.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/06/2018 14:51:36 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove