§ 22. Mr. Moyleasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will give an assurance that he will seek to make no amendment to the principles of the Leasehold Reform Act, 1967 which will have the effect of increasing the price of the freehold.
§ 35. Mr. Woodhouseasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will seek to amend the Leasehold Reform Act, 1967 to remove the limitation by reference to rateable value on the right of enfranchisement.
§ Mr. ChannonThe Government are currently reviewing all housing legislation but we have no plans at present for amending the Leasehold Reform Act, 1967.
§ Mr. MoyleIs the hon. Gentleman aware that that reply will be received with a certain amount of alarm? Is he aware that the key to the Leasehold Reform Act is the price at which the freehold is sold, and that ideas that this is under review by right hon. and hon. Gentlemen opposite will not be popular among many hundreds of thousands of leaseholders?
§ Mr. ChannonThe hon. Gentleman must not misunderstand my Answer. I said that we have no plans at present for amending the Act.