Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 5:12 pm ar 11 Rhagfyr 2023.
Richard Fuller
Ceidwadwyr, North East Bedfordshire
5:12,
11 Rhagfyr 2023
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend, my hon. Friend Rachel Maclean and Ministers for bringing the Bill forward. The Secretary of State spoke about leasehold improvements and improving the rights of leaseholders, but he will be aware that part 4 of the Bill looks to protect and improve the rights of families who hold the freehold of their property against the estate management charges about which he is speaking; the Bill does a lot to meet some of the requests of many of my Conservative colleagues on this matter.
One issue that is not addressed in the Bill, however, is the right to manage. In the 2019 response to the 2017 consultation, the Government said they would look at that and introduce legislation. What is the current Government thinking on giving people the right to manage, and therefore to take back control from the estate management companies?
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