Conor McGinn MP Member of Parliament for St Helens North
Conor McGinn, St Helens North MP, has vowed to continue fighting for people being forced to pay “rip off” leasehold charges.
His pledge came after the Government responded to the campaign supported by Conor and Parliamentary colleagues to stop leasehold exploitation.
It announced plans to ban the sale of houses leasehold and set the ground rent for new flats at a peppercorn level.
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His pledge came after the Government responded to the campaign supported by Conor and Parliamentary colleagues to stop leasehold exploitation.
It announced plans to ban the sale of houses leasehold and set the ground rent for new flats at a peppercorn level.
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Conor welcomed the Government’s response to the campaign, but said more must be done to help those who had already bought properties and faced exorbitant leasehold charges.
He took up the case of dozens residents in St Helens North who are among the many households across the North West who have been hit by the unjust fees.
Commenting, Conor said: “The Government’s response to our demands for action is not before time. Urgent action is needed to stop these rip-off charges.
“But we must also help those who have already bought a home and are being ruthlessly exploited through these unjust, sky-high charges.
“I am helping a number of constituents who have contacted me over this issue and I will continue to fight for justice on their behalf.
“For those people already trapped in this leasehold nightmare, the promise of Government action in future is not a solution.
“I will be pressing ministers to end these unfair charges as swiftly as possible and to help those who have already been hit by these exorbitant charges.”
Among those who have contacted Conor are those who have been hit with huge ground rent increases and others who found developers had sold on the freehold to their flats to a third party without informing them.
In other cases, householders were told they would have to pay thousands of pounds just to have their plans for an extension reviewed.
He took up the case of dozens residents in St Helens North who are among the many households across the North West who have been hit by the unjust fees.
Commenting, Conor said: “The Government’s response to our demands for action is not before time. Urgent action is needed to stop these rip-off charges.
“But we must also help those who have already bought a home and are being ruthlessly exploited through these unjust, sky-high charges.
“I am helping a number of constituents who have contacted me over this issue and I will continue to fight for justice on their behalf.
“For those people already trapped in this leasehold nightmare, the promise of Government action in future is not a solution.
“I will be pressing ministers to end these unfair charges as swiftly as possible and to help those who have already been hit by these exorbitant charges.”
Among those who have contacted Conor are those who have been hit with huge ground rent increases and others who found developers had sold on the freehold to their flats to a third party without informing them.
In other cases, householders were told they would have to pay thousands of pounds just to have their plans for an extension reviewed.
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