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We won’t protect leaseholders’ funds even after Van Houten’s theft because … that was the last government’s idea

July 23, 2012 By admin

The House of Lords was told today that key clauses in the legislation that would help protect leaseholders’ funds that are controlled by managing agents won’t come into force because this was the Labour government’s policy. This was the explanation from Baroness Hanham, Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government, why the key […]

Filed Under: House of Lords, News, Parliament Tagged With: Baroness Gardner, Baroness Hanham, House of Lords, Simon van Houten

Baroness Gardner calls for leaseholders’ money held by managing agents to be protected

July 20, 2012 By admin

Baroness Gardner calls for leaseholders’ money held by managing agents to be protected

Following the conviction of fraudster Simon van Houten, 31, the Rendall and Rittner managing agent who will be jailed for stealing £122,000 next Thursday, Baroness Gardner of Parkes is calling for leaseholder funds to be protected. On Monday in the House of Lords, she is to ask the Government to introduce a transparent scheme, similar […]

Filed Under: House of Lords, News, Parliament Tagged With: Baroness Gardner, House of Lords, Simon van Houten

‘You are all barrack-room lawyers with too much time on your hands,’ ARHM president tells complaining pensioners

April 25, 2012 By admin

At the House of Lords debate on Monday, Baroness Greengross, a Crossbencher peer and the president of the Association of Retirement Housing Managers trade body, caused outrage by claiming complaining pensioners in retirement developments were “barrack-room laywers” with too much time on their hands. “She has a nerve,” said Julia Scott, who lives in North […]

Filed Under: ARHM, House of Lords, News, Parliament Tagged With: ARHM, Baroness Greengross, House of Lords

Lords debate leasehold reform

April 24, 2012 By admin

Both the Tchenguiz family and Peverel were named in a House of Lords debate yesterday on leasehold service charges. They were singled out by Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Conservative) – the only freeholders and managing agents named in the debate – when referring to landmark LVT settlements, including the £1 million pay-back to residents at […]

Filed Under: ARHM, House of Lords, News, Parliament, Peverel Tagged With: ARHM, Baroness Gardner, Baroness Greengross, Baroness Hanham, British Property Federation, House of Lords, London Assembly, Lord Best, Lord McKenzie of Luton, Tchenguiz, The Property Ombudsman

LKP prompts Lords debate

February 16, 2012 By admin

16.2.12 Report following our meeting in the House of Lords Having sat in the gallery and watched Questions, we are happy to report that Messrs. Lawson, Lamont, Tebbitt, Whitelaw, the Archbishop of Canterbury and many others all seem to be in fine form.  We will post some pictures on the photo gallery page shortly. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Baroness Gardner, Baroness Masham, House of Lords, London Assembly, Lord Flight, Lord Seldson

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