Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 6:25 pm ar 11 Rhagfyr 2023.

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Photo of Ruth Cadbury Ruth Cadbury Shadow Minister (Justice) 6:25, 11 Rhagfyr 2023

I thank the hon. Member for the work that she has been doing on this issue. However, she implies that the rip-off merchants constitute only a certain proportion of freeholders. Is she not aware that these people have been working in cahoots over the past 10 years, attending conferences, identifying the weaknesses in the law, sharing information and forming links with professionals such as agents and solicitors in order to rip off innocent leaseholders? This is a consistent, organised scam that has been growing over 10 years, which is why there are so many more problems now than there were, say, 15 or 20 years ago.