"I thank the hon. Member for his encouragement and I will keep coming up with radical ideas.
Before I finish, I want to raise the issue of education and information provision to homebuyers. If most people knew the current problems with leasehold arrangements, they would not buy them—or they certainly …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for raising that point. I completely agree that is very much an issue, as I have heard that too.
Alfie and Louise, sadly, are not alone. So many other people on Park 25 find themselves in the same situation: trapped, unable to sell and move …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for that point. An important debate for us to have today is about what we do going forward, both for those who have not yet bought a leasehold and to help our constituents who are in this situation right now. I am really interested to …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
"I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for participating today. I also thank all Members for leaving politics at the door, on the whole. Everyone recognises that there is a challenge, we all agree that that challenge is impacting our constituents’ lives in a detrimental way, and I think …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
"I thank my right hon. Friend for providing that very useful context. I will come on to that in my speech. One of the challenges we have is that property service companies are seeking to make a profit, yet they are unregulated and free to do as they will. It …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
To add insult to injury, Alfie told me that FirstPort charges an £80 administration fee if payment is not made within 30 days of demand. In 2023 he received his fee on Christmas day while in discussions about a payment plan to settle outstanding fees. FirstPort refused …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
"I thank my colleagues for their enthusiasm. It is a great pleasure to contribute to this really important debate. So many people—particularly young people—are desperate to get their foot on the housing ladder, but they feel—..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
"I will make that exact same point later in my speech, and I completely agree that that is a relevant change that will come from this policy.
I clearly see in my constituency the way in which stamp duty chokes and distorts the market as it penalises those who move, …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech
"My hon. Friend’s excellent point is pertinent to my constituency as well, which is full of amazing and beautiful green-belt land. We are suffering from what this Government have done on housing targets, which have doubled in Reigate and Banstead while going down in London. That means that we are …..." Rebecca Paul - View Speech