Amendment 8

Part of Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - Report (and remaining stages) – in the House of Lords at 4:00 pm on 24 May 2024.

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Photo of Lord Bailey of Paddington Lord Bailey of Paddington Conservative 4:00, 24 May 2024

My Lords, the House knows two things about me—that I am new and procedure is not my thing and that I am prone to a belligerent outburst. My noble friend Lord Young kindly pointed out to me that forfeiture comes later on in this process so I would like to hear what the noble Lord has to say about that in response and I reverse my earlier comment.

A share of the freehold is the quickest, most elegant way to get to the halfway house before we go to commonhold, which is why I am so passionate about it. It goes to my theme on all of this Bill—where the small man or woman in the street is concerned, it is about control, and this would hand back control very quickly. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

Amendment 8 withdrawn.