Government new clause 6 (Notice of future service charge demands), agreed to. Government new clause 7 (Restriction on recovery of non-litigation costs of enfranchisement, extension and right to manage), agreed to. Government new clause 8 (Appointment of manager: power to vary or discharge orders), agreed to. Government new clause 9 (Appointment of manager: breach of redress scheme requirements), agreed to. Government new clause 10 (Notices of complaint), discussed with Government new clause 11 (Appointment of substitute manager), Government new clause 12 (Conditions for applying for appointment order), Government new clause 13 (Criteria for determining whether to make appointment order), and Government new clause 14 (Appointment orders: further provision), agreed to. Government new clauses 11 to 14 agreed to. Government new clause 15 (Leasehold and estate management: redress schemes), agreed to. Government new clause 16 (Redress schemes: voluntary jurisdiction), agreed to. Government new clause 17 (Financial assistance for establishment or maintenance of redress schemes), agreed to. Government new clause 18 (Approval and designation of redress schemes), agreed to. Government new clause 19 (Financial penalties), agreed to. Government new clause 20 (Financial penalties: maximum amounts), agreed to. Government new clause 21 (Decision under a redress scheme may be made enforceable as if it were a court order), agreed to. Government new clause 22 (Lead enforcement authority: further provision), agreed to. Government new clause 23 (Guidance for enforcement authorities and scheme administrators), agreed to. Government new clause 24 (Interpretation of Part 4A), agreed to. Government new clause 42 (Leasehold sales information requests), discussed with Government new clause 43 (Estate management: sales information requests), Government new clause 44 (Effect of sales information request), Government new clause 45 (Charges for provision of information), and Government new clause 46 (Enforcement of sections (Effect of sales information request) and (Charges for provision of information)), agreed to. Government new clauses 43 to 46 agreed to. New clause 1 (Abolition of forfeiture of a long lease) negatived on division (5 votes to 9). New clause 2 (Requirement to establish and operate a management company under leaseholder control), negatived on division (5 votes to 10). New clause 5 (Power to establish a Right to Manage regime for freeholders on private or mixed-use estates), negatived on division (5 votes to 10). New clause 25 (Regulation of property agents), negatived on division (5 votes to 10). New clause 26 (Pre-consolidation amendments of legislation relating to residential leasehold and freehold and estate management), debated and withdrawn. New clause 27 (Qualifying leases for the purposes of the remediation of building defects), discussed with new clause 28 (Meaning of “relevant building” for the purposes of the remediation of building defects), both negatived on division (5 votes to 10 in each case). New clause 29 (Report on providing leaseholders in flats with a share of the freehold), negatived on division (5 votes to 10). New clause 30 (Review of the percentage of qualifying tenants required to participate in an enfranchisement claim), discussed with new clause 31 (Review of the percentage of qualifying tenants required to participate in a claim to acquire the Right to Manage), and new clause 33 (Proportion of qualifying tenants required for a notice of claim to acquire right to manage), debated and withdrawn. New clause 32 (Premises to which leasehold right to manage applies), debated and withdrawn. New clause 34 (Commencement of section 156 of the CLRA 2002), negatived on division (1 vote to 9). New clause 35 (Duty to notify purchasers of liability for estate management charges), debated and withdrawn. New clause 36 (Asbestos remediation), debated and withdrawn. New clause 37 (Eligibility for enfranchisement), debated and withdrawn. New clause 38 (Right to manage: procedure following an application to the appropriate tribunal), negatived on division (4 votes to 7). New clause 39 (Service charges: consultation requirements), debated and withdrawn. New clause 40 (Meaning of “accountable person” for the purposes of the Building Safety Act 2022), negatived on division (4 votes to 7). New clause 47 (Collective enfranchisement: removal of prohibition on participation), debated and withdrawn. New clause 48 (Right to participate in enfranchisement), debated and withdrawn. New clause 50 (Control of boards of estate managers), debated and withdrawn. New clause 51 (Ability to change estate management company), debated and withdrawn. Government new schedule 1 (Redress schemes: financial penalties), agreed to. A Government amendment to the long title of the Bill agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 158). Committee adjourned. Written evidence reported to the House.

Government new clause 6 (Notice of future service charge demands), agreed to. Government new clause 7 (Restriction on recovery of non-litigation costs of enfranchisement, extension and right to manage), agreed to. Government new clause 8 (Appointment of manager: power to vary or discharge orders), agreed to. Government new clause 9...

Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Amendment to clause 3 negatived on division (7 votes to 10). Clauses 3 and 4 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to as amended. Clauses 5 to 8 agreed to. Committee adjourned.

Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Amendment to clause 3 negatived on division (7 votes to 10). Clauses 3 and 4 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to as amended. Clauses 5 to 8 agreed to. Committee adjourned.

Moved by

Baroness Grender

14: Clause 9, page 7, line 9, leave out “£500” and insert “£5,000”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would raise the minimum financial penalty under the Bill from £500 to £5,000.

Moved by

Baroness Grender

14: Clause 9, page 7, line 9, leave out “£500” and insert “£5,000”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would raise the minimum financial penalty under the Bill from £500 to £5,000.

My Lords, this group of amendments is an attempt to ensure that enforcement bodies have sufficient financial long-term sustainability. It also ensures that there are appropriate deterrents in the Bill to incentivise freehold landlords to understand just how serious a breach will be and the impact it will have on...

My Lords, this group of amendments is an attempt to ensure that enforcement bodies have sufficient financial long-term sustainability. It also ensures that there are appropriate deterrents in the Bill to incentivise freehold landlords to understand just how serious a breach will be and the impact it will have on...

My Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Baroness on Amendments 14 and 15. I was just reflecting on how important this issue is: hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of families are affected. The problem probably goes back over half a century. It is to the great credit of...

My Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Baroness on Amendments 14 and 15. I was just reflecting on how important this issue is: hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of families are affected. The problem probably goes back over half a century. It is to the great credit of...

I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, on her clear exposition of her very sensible amendments. It is obvious to everybody that rogue landlords have an easy ride in this country. It is far too easy for such unscrupulous landlords to get away with far too much, and that extends...

I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, on her clear exposition of her very sensible amendments. It is obvious to everybody that rogue landlords have an easy ride in this country. It is far too easy for such unscrupulous landlords to get away with far too much, and that extends...

My Lords, as my noble friend Lady Grender has clearly set out, the current provisions in the Bill to enforce compliance by those who are determined to do wrong will not work, and that view has been strongly supported by the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, and by the noble Baroness,...

My Lords, as my noble friend Lady Grender has clearly set out, the current provisions in the Bill to enforce compliance by those who are determined to do wrong will not work, and that view has been strongly supported by the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, and by the noble Baroness,...

My Lords, Amendments 14 and 15 refer to the penalties contained in the Bill, whereas Amendment 16, as we have heard, refers to the banning orders regime. I am pleased that the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, has introduced these, so that the Committee can consider whether these current penalties are...

My Lords, Amendments 14 and 15 refer to the penalties contained in the Bill, whereas Amendment 16, as we have heard, refers to the banning orders regime. I am pleased that the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, has introduced these, so that the Committee can consider whether these current penalties are...

My Lords, I also join the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, in recognising that today marks the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which was the largest loss of life seen in a residential fire since the Second World War. My thoughts are with the survivors and the bereaved.

I thank...

My Lords, I also join the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, in recognising that today marks the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which was the largest loss of life seen in a residential fire since the Second World War. My thoughts are with the survivors and the bereaved.

I thank...

I thank the Minister for his response. I am very interested in his response about redress schemes—that is something that we could possibly explore at Report. Just to put things in perspective, the Government have recently published a draft online safety Bill which would enable a new online regulator to...

I thank the Minister for his response. I am very interested in his response about redress schemes—that is something that we could possibly explore at Report. Just to put things in perspective, the Government have recently published a draft online safety Bill which would enable a new online regulator to...

Moved by

Lord Lennie

19: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—

“Assessment of financial impact for tenants in long leases of dwellings

(1) Within 30 days of the day on which section 3 comes into force (for any kind of lease), the Secretary of State must publish an assessment of the financial...

Moved by

Lord Lennie

19: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—

“Assessment of financial impact for tenants in long leases of dwellings

(1) Within 30 days of the day on which section 3 comes into force (for any kind of lease), the Secretary of State must publish an assessment of the financial...

My Lords, this Bill has the support of these Benches because it begins to address the myriad problems facing leaseholders across the UK, but unfortunately it barely scratches the surface. That is why Amendment 19 would require the Government to

“consider whether further legislation is necessary”

in four areas: lease forfeiture, transfer...

My Lords, this Bill has the support of these Benches because it begins to address the myriad problems facing leaseholders across the UK, but unfortunately it barely scratches the surface. That is why Amendment 19 would require the Government to

“consider whether further legislation is necessary”

in four areas: lease forfeiture, transfer...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 20 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Grender. I draw the Grand Committee’s attention to my relevant interests, recorded in the register, as a member of Kirklees Council and a vice-president of the Local Government Association.

Today marks four years...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 20 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Grender. I draw the Grand Committee’s attention to my relevant interests, recorded in the register, as a member of Kirklees Council and a vice-president of the Local Government Association.

Today marks four years...

My Lords, my Amendment 21A is grouped with Amendments 19 and 20, spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. They have one thing in common, in seeking further information and reports from the Government to clarify and provide more information to help us...

My Lords, my Amendment 21A is grouped with Amendments 19 and 20, spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. They have one thing in common, in seeking further information and reports from the Government to clarify and provide more information to help us...

My Lords, I support Amendment 19, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Lennie, and Amendment 20, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock.

Like other noble Lords, I pay tribute to the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell tragedy...

My Lords, I support Amendment 19, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Lennie, and Amendment 20, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock.

Like other noble Lords, I pay tribute to the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell tragedy...

My Lords, I regret to say that I found the Minister’s rejection of the previous group of amendments extremely thin. I have always been puzzled why, when we have so many experts in your Lordships’ House—I do not include myself in that number—the Government would not listen to common sense...

My Lords, I regret to say that I found the Minister’s rejection of the previous group of amendments extremely thin. I have always been puzzled why, when we have so many experts in your Lordships’ House—I do not include myself in that number—the Government would not listen to common sense...

My Lords, I think most legislators would agree that there should always be a review of legislation. Unfortunately, that has not always happened in the past, and I have put down a number of amendments to certain Bills to say that there should be a review. But quite frankly, to...

My Lords, I think most legislators would agree that there should always be a review of legislation. Unfortunately, that has not always happened in the past, and I have put down a number of amendments to certain Bills to say that there should be a review. But quite frankly, to...

Poundbury.

Poundbury.

Yes, thank you so much.

I declare an interest in that I happen to own 40 acres around my home. Somebody suggested the other week that maybe a small bit of this—say five acres—might

be a help to the housing market. I certainly would not think of having it on a leasehold...

Yes, thank you so much.

I declare an interest in that I happen to own 40 acres around my home. Somebody suggested the other week that maybe a small bit of this—say five acres—might

be a help to the housing market. I certainly would not think of having it on a leasehold...

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. Everybody has spoken with a sense of understanding and concern, remembering that today is four years since the Grenfell tragedy. It should be a matter of particular regret in the kind of debate that we are having that, four years on,...

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. Everybody has spoken with a sense of understanding and concern, remembering that today is four years since the Grenfell tragedy. It should be a matter of particular regret in the kind of debate that we are having that, four years on,...