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Managing Agents (Regulation) 2025-07-16
16 July 2025
Lead MP
Danny Beales
Debate Type
General Debate
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Economy
Other Contributors: 1
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Danny Beales raised concerns about managing agents (regulation) 2025-07-16 in the House of Commons. Other MPs contributed to the debate.
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Lead Contributor
Opened the debate
Labour MPs have a duty to stand up for the voiceless and disempowered, such as leaseholders who are let down by broken systems. The Bill aims to establish an independent regulator for managing agents, requiring mandatory qualifications and fit-and-proper-person tests, enforcing compliance through a code of practice and licensing scheme, providing legal obligations and mechanisms for redress, and ensuring funding from regulated firms and individuals. This is needed due to failures in the current system where managing companies provide inadequate service and ignore residents' concerns.
Danny Beales
Lab
Uxbridge and South Ruislip
The Bill would establish an independent regulator for managing agents, requiring mandatory qualifications and fit-and-proper-person tests. It also mandates continuing professional development requirements, a code of practice set in statute, legal obligations for redress mechanisms, enforcement powers, and licensing schemes funded by regulated entities. This addresses the plight of leaseholders like those in Union Park who face high fees from Ringley and unaddressed issues such as broken boilers and leaks.
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