Amendments proposed to the Housing Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

358

Clause     133,     page     89,     line     27,     at end insert 'and their professional advisers'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

359

Clause     133,     page     89,     line     31,     after 'the terms', insert '(but not a form of contract)'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

410

Clause     133,     page     89,     line     34,     leave out 'relating to or affecting' and insert 'relevant to'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

360

Clause     133,     page     89,     line     37,     after 'person', insert 'company or partnership who or which'.

   

Mr David Kidney

312

Clause     133,     page     90,     line     3,     at end insert—

      '(h) the extent to which the property provides a reasonable means of access and ease of use for disabled people or the extent to which it may be easily adapted to provide such access and ease of use.'.

   

Mr David Kidney

313

Clause     133,     page     90,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   But in the case of a new home sold by the builder to a first buyer with the benefit of ten year warranty issued by a warranty provider the requirements under subsection (5)(d) and (e) shall not apply.

    (5B)   In the case of a new home sold within 10 years of the issue of a warranty applying to it issued by a warranty provider (other than in the circumstances described in the preceding subsection) the information required under subsection 5(d) and (e) may be provided by the warranty provider so long as—

      (a) the individual providing the information meets the requirements of section 134(3), and

      (b) the warranty provider has a scheme which meets the requirements of sections 134(3), (4), (5) and (6).

    (5C)   In this section "warranty provider" means the National House Builders Council or other warranty company certified by the appropriate national authority for issuing a warranty in respect of new homes.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

361

Clause     133,     page     90,     line     6,     at end add 'or to a property information form giving similar information'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

362

Clause     133,     page     90,     line     12,     after 'person', insert 'company, partnership, association or local authority'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

363

Clause     133,     page     90,     line     14,     leave out from 'which' to end of line 16 and insert 'acknowledge liability for any error contained in the prescribed document due to his negligence in favour of'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

411

Clause     133,     page     90,     line     27,     at end insert—

      '(d) power to be granted to the Secretary of State to enable local authorities to set and maintain fees for those searches and functions as required under the Local Land Charges Act 1975, The Local Land Charges Rules 1997 and the Commons Registration Act 1965'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

364

Clause     134,     page     90,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Regulations under Section 133 shall ensure that home condition reports will satisfy minimum criteria likely to be acceptable to mortgage lenders'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

413

Clause     134,     page     90,     line     35,     leave out 'may' and insert 'will'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

365

Clause     134,     page     90,     line     35,     after 'require', insert 'the seller to indicate whether or not'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

393

Clause     134,     page     90,     line     37,     at end insert 'is to be provided in the Home Information Pack.'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

414

Clause     134,     page     90,     line     39,     leave out 'one or more suitable certification schemes' and insert 'a suitable certification scheme'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

415

Clause     134,     page     90,     line     41,     at end insert—

    '(4a)   The regulations shall, if the provision in subsection (3) is made, make provision for the approval by the Secretary of State of a suitable qualification and training scheme that shall be required to be successfully completed by an individual in order for that individual to be a member of the approved certification scheme (and by the withdrawal by him of any such approval);

      (b) the appropriate national authority will provide guidance to those who wish to be members of the approved certification scheme on the qualifications they are required to possess and the training they are required to have undertaken as provided by subsection (4A)(a).'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

366

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     1,     after 'are', insert 'independent'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

367

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     4,     at end insert 'adequate and appropriate'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

416

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     5,     at end insert ', which may be achieved by the Government underwriting the scheme.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

368

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     6,     after first 'the', insert 'effective'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

412

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     8,     after 'registration', insert 'in a central databank,'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

369

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     10,     at end insert—

      '(f) for sellers, buyers and lenders to be entitled to bring proceedings in respect of a home condition report upon which they have relied in any transaction'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mr Mark Field

417

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     10,     at end insert—

      '(f) a home condition report must be no more than three months old at the point at which a property is marketed'.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mark Field

418

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '( )   The Secretary of State will delay the implementation of the appropriate certification scheme outlined in (5) until he is satisfied that there are enough members of such a scheme to meet demand.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Richard Younger-Ross

370

Clause     134,     page     91,     leave out lines 15 and 16.

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mark Field

419

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     15,     leave out subsection (7).

   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mark Field

420

Clause     134,     page     91,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '(8)   A responsible person will be exempt from the requirement to provide a Home Condition report in the following circumstances—

      (a) the sale of a new home provided that it is registered with a warranty provider designated by the Secretary of State,

      (b) the resale of a new home where the warranty cover remains in force,

      (c) the transfer of ownership by a developer of a new home to another company prior to marketing the property to the public where the company assuming ownership is registered with a warranty provider designated by the Secretary of State.'.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mark Field

421

Page     91,     line     18,     leave out Clause 135.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mark Field

422

Page     91,     line     22,     leave out Clause 136.


   

Mr John Hayes
Mr Robert Syms [R]
Mark Field

423

Page     92,     line     6,     leave out Clause 137.


   

Mr Keith Hill

383

Schedule     7,     page     175,     line     18,     leave out '4' and insert '8B'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

384

Schedule     7,     page     175,     line     33,     leave out paragraphs 4 and 5.

   

Mr Keith Hill

385

Schedule     7,     page     176,     leave out lines 4 to 6.

   

Mr Keith Hill

386

Schedule     7,     page     176,     line     7,     after 'If' insert ', within the period specified under paragraph 1(c) (or that period as extended under paragraph 3(2)),'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

387

Schedule     7,     page     176,     line     14,     at end insert 'and 8B(1) and (3)'.

   

Mr Keith Hill

388

Schedule     7,     page     176,     line     24,     leave out 'a' and insert 'after a review the'.

 
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