Genevieve Holl-Allen

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Genevieve Holl-Allen

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3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Genevieve Holl-Allen

In the Labour Party general election manifesto, Sir Keir Starmer promised to "act where the Conservatives have failed and finally bring the feudal leasehold system to an end". The party also pledged to "bring the injustice of 'fleecehold' private housing estates and unfair maintenance costs to an end". Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, said earlier this month that the Government would ban the sale of new leasehold homes at the end of this Parliament.

3 weeks ago | archive.ph | Genevieve Holl-Allen

The FOI documents also show that on four occasions residents footed the bill for council workers using the Dartford Crossing in Kent, despite the bridge being located in a different county to the council area. The council appears to have a Dart Charge account, which means that small vans pay £2.63 and cars pay £2 to use the crossing. Residents in the block paid almost £17 in charges for the year.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Genevieve Holl-Allen

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3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Genevieve Holl-Allen

Tax inspectors will directly raid bank accounts to recover unpaid bills in an attempt to claw back billions lost to evasion and avoidance. Account holders who have the funds to pay taxes they are believed to owe but "choose not to do so" risk having the cash taken out of their bank accounts in "direct recovery" powers. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) was first given the powers in November 2015 but the mechanism was suspended during the pandemic.