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Division Votes
20 Jul 2026 - Social Housing Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 146
20 Jul 2026 - Social Housing Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornhill voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 220
20 Jul 2026 - Social Housing Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornhill voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 10 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 38 Noes - 133
13 Jul 2026 - Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornhill voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 239
15 Jul 2026 - Sporting Events Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornhill voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 30 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 188
15 Jul 2026 - Sporting Events Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 171
15 Jul 2026 - Sporting Events Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Thornhill voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 154

Speeches
Baroness Thornhill speeches from: Social Housing Bill [HL] Baroness Thornhill contributed 4 speeches (1,339 words) Report stage Monday 20th July 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Baroness Thornhill speeches from: Social Housing Bill [HL] Baroness Thornhill contributed 3 speeches (1,746 words) Monday 20th July 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Written Answers
Letting Agents Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Friday 17th July 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what checks are required, if any, before a letting agency is admitted to a government approved property redress scheme or tenancy deposit protection scheme; whether they consider those checks are sufficient to prevent fraudulent operators from obtaining accreditation; and whether they plan to introduce additional verification requirements. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Letting agents and property managers in England are required to belong to a government-approved redress scheme. Landlords or agents who take a deposit in relation to an assured periodic tenancy must protect it in a government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme. Membership of a scheme and protection of a deposit is a requirement of trading, rather than a wider accreditation of an agent’s conduct or legitimacy The Government recognises the harm caused when fraudulent operators misuse legitimate schemes. Following recent cases, the Department has worked with tenancy deposit protection providers to strengthen safeguards, including adding a fraud disclaimer to insured deposit protection certificates, enhancing tenant communications about tenancy fraud, and reviewing verification and due diligence checks We are actively working with National Trading Standards, redress schemes and other approved government schemes to consider whether further verification requirements are needed. My department is also exploring options for further regulation of the property agent sector.

Written Answers

Letting Agents
Asked by: Baroness Thornhill (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Friday 17th July 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what checks are required, if any, before a letting agency is admitted to a government approved property redress scheme or tenancy deposit protection scheme; whether they consider those checks are sufficient to prevent fraudulent operators from obtaining accreditation; and whether they plan to introduce additional verification requirements.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Letting agents and property managers in England are required to belong to a government-approved redress scheme. Landlords or agents who take a deposit in relation to an assured periodic tenancy must protect it in a government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme. Membership of a scheme and protection of a deposit is a requirement of trading, rather than a wider accreditation of an agent’s conduct or legitimacy

The Government recognises the harm caused when fraudulent operators misuse legitimate schemes. Following recent cases, the Department has worked with tenancy deposit protection providers to strengthen safeguards, including adding a fraud disclaimer to insured deposit protection certificates, enhancing tenant communications about tenancy fraud, and reviewing verification and due diligence checks

We are actively working with National Trading Standards, redress schemes and other approved government schemes to consider whether further verification requirements are needed. My department is also exploring options for further regulation of the property agent sector.

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