Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents

Debate between James Asser and Judith Cummins

Thursday 2nd July 2026 Commons Chamber

[James Asser (West Ham and Beckton) (Lab)]

I am dealing with huge numbers of groups of leaseholders, and one of the things we have discovered—with the managing agent very much as my hon. Friend is describing —is this habit of subcontracting, only for the leaseholders to find that the subcontractors are owned by the same company; the name has just been changed. When we raised this point, the answer we got from FirstPort last week was, “We can do what we want.” Does that not reinforce my hon. Friend’s argument about regulation?

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)]

Before the hon. Lady rises, I remind Members that this is a very oversubscribed debate, and I am sure that many people want to speak.

Lebanon

Debate between James Asser and Judith Cummins

Tuesday 30th July 2024 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)]

I call James Asser.

[James Asser (West Ham and Beckton) (Lab)]

I was not down to ask a question, Madam Deputy Speaker.

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Thank you. I call Jim Shannon.