I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and for what he is saying. There are certain building companies in this country—Bellway Homes, for example—whose policy is to sell the leasehold to leaseholders and sell the freehold to a company that then exploits every aspect of the freehold, without even informing the leaseholder that they have done this. Surely we can close this loophole—we could close it this afternoon—by ensuring that the freeholder must give the leaseholder the first right of refusal to purchase the freehold.
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bob Blackman
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 February 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.
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