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Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

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Amendments 40

Committee stage — Lords 20

NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

leave out subsection (2) and insert— Where the conditions apply, a lease is a regulated lease even if it was granted on or before the day on which this Act is passed.”

Moved: Lord Blencathra#87416
NotMovedClause 6AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Ground rent payment on permitted leases before this Act comes into force

Moved: Lord Blencathra#87418
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (b)

Moved: Lord Blencathra#87419
WithdrawnClause 2EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (b)

Moved: Lord Young of Cookham#87420
NotMovedClause 18AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Ground rent for existing long leases

Moved: Lord Kennedy of SouthwarkSponsor: Lord Lennie, Baroness Grender#87435
NotMovedClause 5EditBillBody

at end insert— Where a landlord charges a service charge of more than £100 per month, the permitted rent in respect of the landlord’s share in the demised premises is a peppercorn.”

Moved: Lord Kennedy of SouthwarkSponsor: Lord Lennie#87439
NotMovedClause 5EditBillBody

at end insert— Where a landlord charges any remedial costs during the course of the lease, the permitted rent in respect of the landlord’s share in the demised premises is a peppercorn.”

Moved: Lord Kennedy of SouthwarkSponsor: Lord Lennie#87440
WithdrawnClause 18AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Assessment of financial impact for tenants in long leases of dwellings

Moved: Lord Kennedy of SouthwarkSponsor: Lord Lennie#87442
WithdrawnClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Leases with an option of redemption

Moved: Lord Mackay of Clashfern#87446
NotMovedClause 7AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Duty to inform the tenant

Moved: Baroness GrenderSponsor: Lord Stunell#87515
WithdrawnClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Existing leases: transparency requirement

Moved: Baroness GrenderSponsor: Lord Stunell#87516
DisagreedClause 6DeleteClauseOrSchedule

The above named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 6 stand part of the Bill.

Moved: Baroness GrenderSponsor: Lord Stunell#87517
NotMovedClause 12AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Banning orders: extension to freeholders in repeated breach of this Act

Moved: Baroness GrenderSponsor: Lord Stunell#87518
NotMovedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out “£5,000” and insert “£30,000”

Moved: Baroness Grender#87519
WithdrawnClause 9EditBillBody

leave out “£500” and insert “£5,000”

Moved: Baroness Grender#87520
NotMovedClause 6AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Right to buy out ground rent in pre-commencement leases

Moved: Lord Young of Cookham#87524
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

after “lease” insert “or a lease to which section (Right to buy out ground rent in pre-commencement leases) applies”

Moved: Lord Young of Cookham#87525
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert “, or to the extent it exceeds an amount permitted under section (Right to buy out ground rent in pre-commencement leases).”

Moved: Lord Young of Cookham#87526
NotMovedClause 14AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Application to First-tier Tribunal in relation to section (Right to buy out ground rent in pre-commencement leases)

Moved: Lord Young of Cookham#87527
WithdrawnClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— “Retirement homes where development has begun prior to commencement

Moved: Lord Best#87528

Report stage — Lords 20

AgreedClause 7AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Duty to inform the tenant

Moved: Lord StunellSponsor: Baroness Grender#87810
NotMovedClause 6DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 6

Moved: Lord StunellSponsor: Baroness Grender#87811
NotMovedClause 6EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (a) and insert— in respect of the excepted period, a rent which does not at any time during the excepted period exceed 0.1% of the value of the landlord’s interest in the dwelling, being the value once any replacement lease is granted;”

Moved: Lord StunellSponsor: Baroness Grender#87812
WithdrawnClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Leases with an option of redemption

Moved: Lord Mackay of Clashfern#88251
AgreedClause 15EditBillBody

leave out “First-tier Tribunal” and insert “appropriate tribunal”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88285
AgreedClause 15EditBillBody

leave out “First-tier Tribunal” and insert “appropriate tribunal”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88286
AgreedClause 14EditBillBody

leave out “First-tier Tribunal” and insert “appropriate tribunal”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88287
AgreedClause 14EditBillBody

leave out “First-tier Tribunal” and insert “appropriate tribunal”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88288
AgreedClause 13EditBillBody

leave out “First-tier Tribunal” and insert “appropriate tribunal”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88289
AgreedClause 13EditBillBody

leave out “First-tier Tribunal” and insert “appropriate tribunal”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88290
AgreedClause 13EditBillBody

leave out “First-tier Tribunal” and insert “appropriate tribunal”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88291
AgreedClause 12EditBillBody

after “Act” insert “in relation to a lease of premises in England; the Welsh Ministers about the exercise of its functions under this Act in relation to a lease of premises in Wales.”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88292
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out “Secretary of State” and insert “relevant authority”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88293
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out subsection (9) and insert— The relevant authority may by regulations amend this section so as to change the minimum amount or the maximum amount.”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88294
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out “£5,000” and insert “£30,000”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88295
AgreedClause 2EditBillBody

leave out line 21 and insert “relevant authority”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88296
AgreedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— it is granted for a premium,”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88297
AgreedClause 1EditBillBody

after second “a” insert “single”

Moved: Lord Greenhalgh#88298
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

after “lease” insert “do not”

Moved: Lord Etherton#88302
NotMovedClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— “Leases at large and complex buildings

Moved: The Earl of Lytton#88320