Lord Best

Lord Best

The Lord Best OBE DL

Crossbench
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Member since 3 June 2001

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My Lords, irrespective of the merits of the £100 million deal done between the CMA and the seven volume housebuilders, does the Minister agree that we...
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Renters’ Rights Bill

14/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, I will comment on Amendment 91 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson. Their amendment would exem...
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My Lords, I will briefly support Amendment 110 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Cromwell and Lord Hogan-Howe. I am grateful to Safer Renting, ACO...
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Renters’ Rights Bill

06/07/2025Lords

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I am delighted to receive support from all around the House and am deeply grateful. The commonhold and leasehold reform Bill is on its way shortly. Th...
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My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 74, to which the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, and, to my delight, the Minister, have added their names. I de...
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My Lords, I greatly welcome this national housing strategy and the £39 billion that goes with it. Does this mean an end to the sharp decline in the ou...
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Renters’ Rights Bill

30/06/2025Lords

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My Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords for their support for my set of amendments, including the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, who made the ...
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My Lords, in moving Amendment 25 in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, I will also spea...
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My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Town and Country Planning Association and of the Local Government Association, an honorary ...
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Social Housing

18/06/2025Lords

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My Lords, I hugely welcome the £39 billion announced in the spending review for affordable housing; it is really good news. Will the Minister comment ...
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Renters’ Rights Bill

13/05/2025Lords

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I shall confine myself to two sentences, because the exposition from my noble friend covered the ground so admirably. I can only imagine the
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Renters’ Rights Bill

13/05/2025Lords

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My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in this debate— mostly agreeing with the amendments, sometimes quite enthusiastically...
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My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 221, 224, 227, 229 and 230. These amendments are in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, ...
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Renters’ Rights Bill

11/05/2025Lords

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My Lords, I am deeply grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. The noble Lord, Lord Young, drew attention to the fact that social housing provider...
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My Lords, this is a slightly longer amendment, but I will take it at a brisk pace. Amendments 203 and 204 in my name and the names of the noble Lords,...
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