Category: The Buzz

Justin Madders MP has secured time on Tuesday 7th November to bring before parliament a bill to reform leasehold. He is also fully aware of fleecehold, so we urge all HorNets to email their MPs, asking them to support him in the debate.

If you don’t know your MPs contact details, you can use this form:

HorNet has submitted a briefing paper to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Leasehold and Common Hold Reform. It has brought together our collective experience of the effects of the private estate model and suggested some reforms based on our discussions. It also point out the long term effects of this form of private ownership of public open spaces. We encourage members to send it to their MPs along with their own personal story. It would also be great if members could comment on any aspect of this document here – we need everyone’s views and experience.

We are looking for home owners on private estates in Birmingham to work with one of our members to hold Birmingham City Council to account for their part in landing them in this invidious position.

If you want to join with this effort, please email via our contact form and we can put you in touch.

This is a copy of an email our member, M F, sent to all of the councillors at Birmingham City Council and his MP:
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