A Bill to make provision for a right to manage for freeholders on unadopted private or mixed-use housing estates; to set minimum standards for public amenities on new housing estates; to make provision about the enforcement of those standards; to make provision about the adoption by local authorities of public amenities on new housing estates; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Alistair StrathernLabour (Co-op)
26 February 2026
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The Housing Estates Bill would give freeholders on unadopted private or mixed‑use estates a right to manage shared parts of their estate. It would set minimum standards for public amenities on new housing estates, create enforcement rules for those standards, and explain how local authorities would adopt these amenities.
The bill is at the second reading in the Commons. The first reading took place in March 2025, and the second reading is scheduled for 17 April 2026.
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The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 17 April 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was introduced to Parliament on Tuesday 4 March under the Ten Minute Rule.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
