Taxation: Rental Income Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Taxation: Rental Income

Baroness Maddock Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd December 2013

(10 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Newby Portrait Lord Newby
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My Lords, I do not know whether that is the case. I think that I might take advice from the noble Lord, Lord Lawson of Blaby.

Baroness Maddock Portrait Baroness Maddock (LD)
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My Lords, I agree very much with what the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, said in his opening comments. There is a lack of transparency around who owns rental properties in this country. I do not know what the Government will do about that. If we want to improve the quality and standard of our rented properties, particularly the energy efficiency, it is vital that we know who owns the properties.

Lord Newby Portrait Lord Newby
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My Lords, as the noble Lord mentioned and the noble Baroness raised again, this is an extremely important and live issue, which I will raise again with my colleagues in the DCLG.