This briefing explores statistics on leasehold housing stock and transactions, in the context of ongoing reforms to the leasehold system.

This briefing explores statistics on leasehold housing stock and transactions, in the context of ongoing reforms to the leasehold system.

Residents in Gardner Way in my constituency are stuck. They are subject to an Act from 1925 and a rent charge that makes it incredibly difficult for them to sell their homes, because if they miss a payment, their home could be repossessed. Most owners with those rent charges allow...

Residents in Gardner Way in my constituency are stuck. They are subject to an Act from 1925 and a rent charge that makes it incredibly difficult for them to sell their homes, because if they miss a payment, their home could be repossessed. Most owners with those rent charges allow...

I hope the owner has heard my hon. Friend’s comments. As a Government, we are committed to banning the use of draconian and outdated remedies for non-payment of rent charges through the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, which we published in draft in January and will be introducing. I will...

I hope the owner has heard my hon. Friend’s comments. As a Government, we are committed to banning the use of draconian and outdated remedies for non-payment of rent charges through the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, which we published in draft in January and will be introducing. I will...

My Lords, I open this debate with both a sense of history and a sense of urgency. For generations, across parties and across social classes, the desire to own one’s own home has been one of the most powerful and consistent aspirations in our national life. It has shaped communities,...

My Lords, I open this debate with both a sense of history and a sense of urgency. For generations, across parties and across social classes, the desire to own one’s own home has been one of the most powerful and consistent aspirations in our national life. It has shaped communities,...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, on securing this debate because for a generation across Britain the dream of owning a home has felt entirely out of reach. It is not because they lack ambition but because they have been trapped in an adversarial stop-start system designed...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, on securing this debate because for a generation across Britain the dream of owning a home has felt entirely out of reach. It is not because they lack ambition but because they have been trapped in an adversarial stop-start system designed...

My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate, and I congratulate my noble friend on securing it and on setting a good tone of hope and practicality, as she said, where we can talk about the type of country that we want to be. There are three things...

My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate, and I congratulate my noble friend on securing it and on setting a good tone of hope and practicality, as she said, where we can talk about the type of country that we want to be. There are three things...

My Lords, in this short contribution, I will stress just one point. But first, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Eaton on procuring this debate. I take the opportunity to thank her for her copious contributions to the House and for the many years of service she has given to...

My Lords, in this short contribution, I will stress just one point. But first, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Eaton on procuring this debate. I take the opportunity to thank her for her copious contributions to the House and for the many years of service she has given to...

My Lords, before I start, I remind the House of my interests in this area, as a partner in Quoin Partners and as the chair of

H4Life. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for bringing this debate, because it has prompted me to really think about the philosophical question...

My Lords, before I start, I remind the House of my interests in this area, as a partner in Quoin Partners and as the chair of

H4Life. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for bringing this debate, because it has prompted me to really think about the philosophical question...

My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for introducing this debate so ably. I declare my interest as a director of a company that has carried out a very small development—and as a home owner.

As we have heard, home is more than an investment or a place;...

My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for introducing this debate so ably. I declare my interest as a director of a company that has carried out a very small development—and as a home owner.

As we have heard, home is more than an investment or a place;...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, on securing this debate. She set out very eloquently the benefits of home ownership, and I do not need to dwell on them again. We know what they are, and I am sure most of us agree with them: the stability...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, on securing this debate. She set out very eloquently the benefits of home ownership, and I do not need to dwell on them again. We know what they are, and I am sure most of us agree with them: the stability...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for giving us the opportunity to debate the issue of home ownership and the Government’s record on housing delivery. I will focus on one or two areas. One is about family housing, the other is about the current housing crisis and...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for giving us the opportunity to debate the issue of home ownership and the Government’s record on housing delivery. I will focus on one or two areas. One is about family housing, the other is about the current housing crisis and...

My Lords, I start by reminding your Lordships of my declaration of interest: I am a vice-president of London Councils and a co-owner of a rental property in Bexley.

I congratulate my noble friend Lady Eaton on securing this debate. It is an important subject, and I know she feels as...

My Lords, I start by reminding your Lordships of my declaration of interest: I am a vice-president of London Councils and a co-owner of a rental property in Bexley.

I congratulate my noble friend Lady Eaton on securing this debate. It is an important subject, and I know she feels as...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for having brought before the House. Home ownership matters, and the decline in the number of people who are able to buy a home should be of concern to...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for having brought before the House. Home ownership matters, and the decline in the number of people who are able to buy a home should be of concern to...

My Lords, it is common ground that we need more homes, but this Government are going entirely the wrong way about it. We are on track to complete fewer new homes in this Parliament than in the last—a period that was disrupted by Covid and the strategic supply shocks unleashed...

My Lords, it is common ground that we need more homes, but this Government are going entirely the wrong way about it. We are on track to complete fewer new homes in this Parliament than in the last—a period that was disrupted by Covid and the strategic supply shocks unleashed...

My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate, for which I am most thankful to my noble friend Lady Eaton. It is we on these Benches who have been and proudly remain the party of home ownership. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Paul, I declare that I was...

My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate, for which I am most thankful to my noble friend Lady Eaton. It is we on these Benches who have been and proudly remain the party of home ownership. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Paul, I declare that I was...

I apologise. I simply ask the Minister whether the Government will consider scrapping the stamp duty land tax for primary residences. I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for giving me the opportunity to voice this cause, and I look forward to the response from the Minister.

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I apologise. I simply ask the Minister whether the Government will consider scrapping the stamp duty land tax for primary residences. I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for giving me the opportunity to voice this cause, and I look forward to the response from the Minister.

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My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Evans, for speaking in the gap, because it saved me from pouncing immediately on the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, whose comments were so provocative—I should know by now. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for securing this timely debate and...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Evans, for speaking in the gap, because it saved me from pouncing immediately on the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, whose comments were so provocative—I should know by now. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for securing this timely debate and...

My Lords, I first declare my interest as I am still a councillor in central Bedfordshire. I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for bringing forward an essential debate on housing and home ownership. It has been quite an enlightening debate across the House. I think there has been quite...

My Lords, I first declare my interest as I am still a councillor in central Bedfordshire. I thank my noble friend Lady Eaton for bringing forward an essential debate on housing and home ownership. It has been quite an enlightening debate across the House. I think there has been quite...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for securing this important debate. I also thank her for her enormous contribution to local government over many years. I very much remember her tenure in the Local Government Association, and I thank her for that. I also extend my gratitude...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, for securing this important debate. I also thank her for her enormous contribution to local government over many years. I very much remember her tenure in the Local Government Association, and I thank her for that. I also extend my gratitude...

Before the Minister sits down, may I just clarify a couple of things? First, there was a lot of discussion on planning and there was some recognition that some of the things in the NPPF—not necessarily all—are positive. The biggest issue now is not just getting planning permission but the...

Before the Minister sits down, may I just clarify a couple of things? First, there was a lot of discussion on planning and there was some recognition that some of the things in the NPPF—not necessarily all—are positive. The biggest issue now is not just getting planning permission but the...