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
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This Bill would give leaseholders more say in the upkeep of their buildings. It would require freeholders to consult leaseholders before major works and would cap annual service charges. It would also extend local authorities’ duty to consult tenants on housing management to include leaseholder matters the Government is consulting on, with authorities expected to respond in writing.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons and originated in the Commons (introduced in 2009).
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21 Jan 2009
26 Jun 2009
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.
