Housing: Leasehold Properties

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Excerpts
Monday 17th October 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
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I am afraid I have no line into the Scottish Parliament but it does not seem a very good reflection on the way that party works.

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle Portrait Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP)
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Does the Minister agree that many tenants in England would absolutely welcome a freeze on rents, as tenants are enjoying in Scotland?

Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
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My Lords, we are continually looking at how we can support the rented sector through this particularly difficult time. On Section 21, as the noble Baroness probably knows, the Prime Minister has said that she will not change her decisions on that either.