Member

I am grateful to the Minister for her clear commitment to protect tenants and professionalise the sector. She mentioned that leasehold legislation is coming down the track and that it will be a chance to do some more. I hope that, before that Bill comes to this House, we can have some conversations about the ways in which its scope might be a bit broader than just managing agents of leasehold property and could include lettings agents, the subject of this Bill. I was not so keen on the phrase that this was all going to happen “in due course”. We have heard those words and words like them so often before, but she agreed that enforcement is key, and the way in which that can be best accomplished is well worth further meetings between now and when the leasehold Bill comes to pass. With those thanks and with much appreciation to all noble Lords who have spoken, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.