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1330357

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Leasehold: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to reform the law in respect of existing leasehold arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 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>Under the current system, too many existing 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>Through our reforms, the length of a statutory lease extension will increase to 990 years, from 90 years (for flats) and 50 years (for houses). Leaseholders will be able to extend their lease with zero ground rent on payment of a premium. Leaseholders will also be able to voluntarily agree to a restriction on future development of their property to avoid paying ‘development value’.</p><p>We will translate these measures into law as soon as possible, starting with the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rents) Bill, which was introduced into Parliament on 12 May. This Bill will make homeownership fairer and more transparent for thousands of future leaseholders, by legislating to prevent landlords under new residential long leases from requiring a leaseholder to pay a financial ground rent. This will be the first part of major two-part legislation to implement leasehold and commonhold reforms in this Parliament.</p><p>This is a long-term reform programme; it is complex with many interdependencies and will take time to get the detail right. Once it is enacted the effect will be felt for generations and so we are determined this work considers all the implications with care.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 21/06/2021 15:21:09 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1330358

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Commonhold: Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timescale for changes to commonhold arrangements in order to attract unit holders.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government asked the Law Commission to recommend reforms to reinvigorate commonhold as a workable alternative to leasehold, for both existing and new homes. The Law Commission published their report on commonhold, <em>Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership</em>, on 21 July 2020. The Government is considering the report and will respond in due course.</p><p>The Government has established a new Commonhold Council as a partnership of industry, leaseholders and Government that will prepare homeowners and the market for the widespread take-up of commonhold. This will take time and close working with consumers and industry, and the Commonhold Council will be the critical first step of this.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 21/06/2021 15:31:19 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1330359

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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	Commonhold Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the Commonhold Council last met; and what is the planned frequency of its meetings in the future.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has established a new Commonhold Council as a partnership of industry, leaseholders and Government that will prepare homeowners and the market for the widespread take-up of commonhold. This will take time and close working with consumers and industry, and the Commonhold Council will be the critical first step of this. The Council has been convened and will continue to meet regularly over the course of this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 21/06/2021 15:31:32 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1306702

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many residents made homeless by the fire at Grenfell Tower are still in temporary accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2021 answer text <p>All 201 households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk have accepted an offer of accommodation, and over 95% (195 households) have moved into a new permanent home</p><p>Currently 6 households are not yet in permanent homes. These households are currently living in high quality temporary accommodation. The Council is working with these households at a pace that suits them.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/04/2021 10:44:30 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1306703

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Unitary Councils: Devon
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to establish a unitary local authority in Devon.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that any reform of an area’s local government is most effectively achieved through locally-led proposals put forward by those who best know the area, the very essence of localism to which the Government remains committed. The Government will not impose top-down Government solutions for restructuring and will continue to follow a locally-led approach for unitarisation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 09/04/2021 10:26:55 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1305358

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential impacts arising from the measures proposed in the Supporting Housing Delivery and Public Service Infrastructure consultation on those with a protected characteristic.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>In developing the proposals we are taking account of any potential impacts of the proposals on people with protected characteristics. A full Impact Assessment has also been prepared which will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL14511 HL14512 HL14513 question first answered 30/03/2021 10:35:31 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1305359

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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: Business Premises
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to evidence that overcrowding disproportionately affects those with protected characteristics in their proposals in the Supporting Housing Delivery and Public Service Infrastructure consultation to allow conversion of use Class E units to residential units.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>In developing the proposals we are taking account of any potential impacts of the proposals on people with protected characteristics. A full Impact Assessment has also been prepared which will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL14510 HL14512 HL14513 question first answered 30/03/2021 10:35:31 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1305360

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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: Business Premises
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 impact of their proposals in the Supporting Housing Delivery and Public Service Infrastructure consultation to allow conversion of use Class E units to residential on high street recovery plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>In developing the proposals we are taking account of any potential impacts of the proposals on people with protected characteristics. A full Impact Assessment has also been prepared which will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL14510 HL14511 HL14513 question first answered 30/03/2021 10:35:31 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1305361

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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: Business Premises
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 impact of their proposals in the Supporting Housing Delivery and Public Service Infrastructure consultation to allow conversion of use Class E units to residential on levels of physical activity, given that gyms, swimming pools and sports and leisure facilities are included within that Class.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>In developing the proposals we are taking account of any potential impacts of the proposals on people with protected characteristics. A full Impact Assessment has also been prepared which will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL14510 HL14511 HL14512 question first answered 30/03/2021 10:35:31 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1304498

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Social Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce mandatory five yearly electrical safety checks in the social rented sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL14450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>In the Charter for Social Housing Residents – Social Housing White Paper published on 17 November 2020, we commit to consult on measures to ensure that social housing residents are protected from harm caused by poor electrical safety.</p><p>On the 9 March 2021, we announced the launch of a working group to inform the content of the consultation. The first meeting will take place on 29 March 2021, and the group will run until Summer 2021. Meetings will explore proposals to best protect social residents from electrical harm, including consideration of mandatory electrical safety checks.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 30/03/2021 10:25:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark