It is a real pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cramlington and Killingworth on securing this important debate. She has only been in the House for a short time but has already earned a well-deserved reputation as a hard-working and conscientious Member, and a doughty champion of her constituents' interests. The distinct set of problems faced by residential freeholders on private or mixed-tenure estates is well known and well understood, including excessive or inappropriate charges levied for minimal or even non-existent services, lack of transparency in estate management charges and fees, and the quality and timely delivery of infrastructure and amenities. At the root of many of these problems are the falling levels of adoption of amenities on housing estates by local authorities, as detailed in the CMA's house building market study published in February 2024. The Government is clear that the current situation is unfair and unreasonable and must be brought to an end. They intend to consult with homeowners, developers, local authorities, management companies, and others to develop meaningful and effective solutions to these problems. The consultation will need to consider a wide range of trade-offs, including costs to homeowners and local authorities, potential impacts on housing supply, and the links to the planning system. In direct response to the CMA's recommendations, we are committed to ending the injustice of fleecehold and better protecting residential freeholders from unfair costs.