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Freehold Estate Fees

Proceeding contribution from Adrian Bailey (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 January 2019. It occurred during Debate on Freehold Estate Fees.

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. She mentioned Greenbelt. I have a problem in my constituency that goes back 16 years, when a group of people purchased houses from Bellway. The adjoining land is administered by Greenbelt. Since then, those people have paid fees every year for the very basic administration of that land, but the company has failed to take the remedial measures necessary to prevent the area from becoming a centre for antisocial behaviour. The residents have complained; one went to court but lost their case. Does my hon. Friend agree that there needs to be more transparency when freeholders buy their property from developers? Secondly, does there need to be a cheap adjudication system to ensure that the balance of interest between the freeholders and the companies is far more even than it is at the moment?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
653 c120WH 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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