Parliament

Surveyors discouraged by insurers from carrying out EWS1, says Sir Bob Neill MP

42 MPs back Starmer’s attempt to block rooftop planning give-away to freeholders

Lords warn government of “tidal wave of protest” at new right for freeholders to add extra floors without permission

Louie Burns’ ‘passion for justice’ praised in Commons by Justin Madders MP

After 60 consultations, Bottomley told ‘when parliamentary time allows’ for reforms promised three years ago

Fewer leaseholders’ rights would help make buildings safe, L&Q tells MPs

To build 8,120 new flats: Government gifts freeholders £41bn, devalues flats by £200m … and torpedoes leasehold reform

Pincher defends absent Jenrick in bad tempered Commons clash over Richard Desmond £1bn planning scandal

Communities Select Committee: cladding blocks still doing nothing by December should have their freehold removed

Has Jenrick been saved by the Cummings furore for rushing through approval of 1,500 home Docklands scheme that would have handed £40m to former publisher Richard Desmond?

Jenrick tells Bottomley: Bill to set new ground rents at peppercorn coming ‘shortly’

Sir Bob Neill becomes cladding chair at APPG

Greenhalgh to Communities Select Committee: 1,700 non-ACM cladding blocks at high risk and some waking watch costs are ‘usurious’

Commons nods through Fire Safety Bill, amid plenty of grumbling by veteran MPs from all parties

Government may help over waking watch bills

Mike Amesbury: Young, highly mortgaged, often shared owners, with now uncertain employment … are facing homelessness and ruin over cladding

APPG gains more new members

March 23: Cladding showdown begins, with Communities Select Committee questioning Tchenguiz group … and LKP

Blessed is the sinner that repenteth … former housing minister Heather Wheeler joins APPG to reform leasehold, Harry Scoffin,

Government told to curb excessive ground rents and ‘disassociate’ from freeholders’ ‘Pledge to Leaseholders’ by Communities Select Committee

Cladding leaseholders rejoice after Robert Jenrick secures £1bn in Budget … on top of £400m already pledged

Huawei rebel MPs nearly defeat government over Bill promising faster broadband for leaseholders

CMA’s devastating report on leasehold mis-selling echoes the Communities Select Committee, says Clive Betts MP

Influential Tory MP Neil O’Brien calls developers and managing agents ‘the timeshare salesmen and dodgy wheel-clampers of our generation’

Lords hear how LKP warned government over ground rents and leasehold houses … in 2015

Cladding scandal Westminster demo, February 25: three mayors, 27 MPs, 300 leaseholders, a swarm of media …

MPs turn the heat on government over cladding scandal … on the day before two housing ministers were given the chop

10 housing ministers in 10 years: All you need to know …

Why are ministers – wittingly or not – misleading Parliament over progress with the cladding crisis?

Special thanks to SNP Alison Thewliss MP for joining APPG to end leasehold unfairness (as Scottish system is so much better)

APPG recognises efforts of Law Commission to improve enfranchisement

Early Day Motion supported by Corbyn, McDonnell, Bottomley etc … in 2005

Our Father, who art in … Parliament