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Housing Estates 2025-03-04
04 March 2025
Lead MP
Alistair Strathern
Debate Type
General Debate
Tags
EconomyTaxation
Other Contributors: 1
At a Glance
Alistair Strathern raised concerns about housing estates 2025-03-04 in the House of Commons. Other MPs contributed to the debate.
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Lead Contributor
Opened the debate
Moves for leave to bring in a Bill to make provision for a right to manage for freeholders on unadopted private or mixed-use housing estates; sets minimum standards for public amenities on new housing estates; provides enforcement measures and local authority adoption of public amenities. The Bill aims to tackle the fleecehold stealth tax affecting many homeowners, ensuring stable homes by addressing issues like exploitation by management companies, lack of accountability, high service charges, and unadopted estates.
Hitchin
Calls for measures to prevent fleecehold housing estates at the source by setting minimum adoptable standards and laying out adoption timelines. Proposes a right to manage for freeholders on private estates to combat unaccountable management companies, ensuring homeowners have control over service levels and fees.
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