Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

Neil Hudson Excerpts

Committee stage
Tuesday 7th December 2021 Public Bill Committees

[Mike Amesbury]

rose—

[Dr Neil Hudson (Penrith and The Border) (Con)]

rose—

[The Chair]

We will hear first from Mr Amesbury and then Dr Hudson.

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[Eddie Hughes]

I defer to you in all things, Mr Hollobone, and I feel better educated. I give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border.

[Dr Hudson]

It is great privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I welcome the Minister’s comments and the Bill, as well as the constructive comments from the Opposition. We are all on the same page and think that this constructive Bill is a small step towards correcting future injustices.

I take on board the complexities for people in the existing system, but in respect of the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster, does the Minister agree that if we can get the Bill through, it will shine a spotlight on developers that have existing leaseholders and they may well reflect, so this Bill for new leaseholders might create some retrospective good will? It is a start, and I welcome the comment from the Minister that we can try to address things moving forward. I very much welcome the Bill, and I hope that it will start to address some of the retrospective issues indirectly.