Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

What steps her Department is taking to support community farming projects.

Tabled: 19 September 2023Answered: 19 October 2023

Asked by

Christine Jardine

Liberal DemocratEdinburgh West

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)

This Government are determined to end the injustice of fleecehold entirely, and we will publish consultations before the end of this year on how we best implement the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, on new consumer protection provisions for residential freeholders and on options for reducing the prevalence of private estate management arrangements. We are also committed to ensuring that residential freeholders and leaseholders are protected from abuse and poor service at the hands of unscrupulous property agents.