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...Knight Danny Kruger John Lamont Andrea Leadsom Andrew Lewer Brandon Lewis Julian Lewis Chris Loder Mark Logan Julia Lopez Jack Lopresti Jonathan Lord Tim Loughton Craig Mackinlay Cherilyn Mackrory Rachel Maclean Alan Mak Kit Malthouse Anthony Mangnall Scott Mann Julie Marson Theresa May Jerome Mayhew Paul Maynard Jason McCartney Esther McVey Mark Menzies Johnny Mercer Huw Merriman Stephen...
Lee Rowley: ...hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich, raised an important point about capacity in local planning authorities, which is an issue that the Housing Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean), and I are both involved in. Within planning, nationally significant infrastructure projects fall under my aegis. That is different from the debate we are having today, but there...
Rachel Maclean: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 176692 on 21 April 2023.
Rachel Maclean: Housing in Scotland is a devolved matter. The Government does not support the introduction of rent controls in the private rented sector which would set the level of rent. Evidence suggests that these would discourage investment and would lead to declining property standards as a result, which would not help landlords and would worsen conditions for tenants.
Rachel Maclean: Details of departmental underspends are published annually as part of HM Treasury’s Main Supply Estimates.
Rachel Maclean: Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, variable service charges must be reasonable and, where costs relate to works or services, the works or services must be of a reasonable standard. Leaseholders may seek free advice from organisations such as the Leasehold Advisory Service and Citizens Advice. Should leaseholders wish to contest the reasonableness of their service charges they may make an...
Rachel Maclean: We are introducing new transparency measures through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill so that we can better understand interests in land.
Rachel Maclean: The department will publish a full Impact Assessment alongside legislation.
...Keegan Julian Knight Danny Kruger John Lamont Andrea Leadsom Andrew Lewer Brandon Lewis Julian Lewis Chris Loder Mark Logan Julia Lopez Jack Lopresti Jonathan Lord Tim Loughton Craig Mackinlay Rachel Maclean Alan Mak Kit Malthouse Anthony Mangnall Scott Mann Julie Marson Theresa May Jerome Mayhew Paul Maynard Jason McCartney Stephen McPartland Esther McVey Mark Menzies Huw Merriman Stephen...
Rachel Maclean: Announcements will be made in the usual way.
Rachel Maclean: The Government has committed to a new taskforce to look at how we can provide greater choice, quality and security of housing for older people. On 4 April we announced the appointment of Professor Julienne Meyer as the new independent Chair of the taskforce. Ministers look forward to hearing the taskforce's views and advice in the coming months.
Rachel Maclean: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave in Oral Parliamentary Questions on 27 March 2023 (Official Report, HC, Volume 730, Column 642).
Rachel Maclean: The Government will introduce a Renters Reform Bill that will deliver the manifesto commitment to end Section 21 'no fault' evictions.
Rachel Maclean: The Government does not support freezing rents as a form of rent control. Evidence suggests that rent controls discourage investment in the sector and lead to declining property standards as a result. This would help neither landlords nor tenants. International examples also suggest that rent controls can have a negative impact on the supply of housing and may encourage illegal subletting.
Rachel Maclean: Announcements will be made in the usual way.
Rachel Maclean: The requested information is not available for the period since 2010. Since the national policy on Article 4 directions was amended on 1 July 2021, the department has not cancelled or modified any Article 4 directions which disapply permitted development rights for a house in multiple occupation. Since July 2021, the department has modified Article 4 directions for 10 local authorities for...
Rachel Maclean: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to PQ 147433 on 27 February 2023.
Rachel Maclean: The Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) provides capital grants for new homes. The Government values the role of smaller housing providers in delivering housing supply where it is most needed. The AHP enables smaller providers to access grant funding through a Continuous Market Engagement (CME) function, which is designed to support individual schemes. Providers can be paid on a cashflow basis,...
Rachel Maclean: All tenants should have access to a good quality and safe homes. Selective licensing is a targeted tool to improve standards and safety in the private rented sector in areas suffering from issues such as poor housing quality, levels of deprivation and anti-social behaviour. In the White Paper: A Fairer Private Rented Sector, we set out how we are going to reform the private rented sector to...
