A Bill to confer rights on leaseholders relating to the management and maintenance of their properties; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would extend the duties on freeholders to consult with their leaseholders in respect of carrying out major works. It would place a cap on the amount of service charge payable by a leaseholder within a 12 month period. It would also extend the duty on local authorities to consult with tenants over housing management matters so that this duty would include matters affecting leaseholders on which the Government is consulting and to which the authority intends to submit a written response.
House of Commons
29 October 2009
The Leaseholders Rights Bill aims to give leaseholders more say in how their homes are managed. It would require freeholders to consult leaseholders before major works and cap service charges charged in a 12-month period. It would also extend local authorities' duty to consult tenants on housing matters to cover leaseholder issues the Government is consulting on.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Commons, an early stage of parliamentary passage. If it progresses, it would move to Committee Stage and later stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 21 January. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading debate on 26 June. After being debated the sponsoring Member withdrew the Bill from further consideration.
The Bill will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
