Conservative chief Kemi Badenoch has made James Cleverly shadow housing secretary, bringing him again to the frontbench.
Cleverly was previously residence secretary throughout Rishi Sunak’s tenure as Prime Minister between November 2023 and July 2024.
In line with They Work For You, Cleverly has persistently voted: for charging a market hire to excessive earners renting a council residence; for phasing out safe tenancies for all times; towards landlords paying for the prices of constructing security works; and towards growing stamp obligation.
Nathan Emerson, chief government at Propertymark, mentioned: “We stay up for working with him in guaranteeing that the personal rental sector sees a lift within the provide of inexpensive properties to fulfill rising demand ranges and that shifting ahead, the market and any future legislative adjustments are match for objective and make the sector fairer for all.
“We additionally must see insurance policies that assist proceed to encourage the variety of properties being constructed while defending the ethos of Inexperienced Belt land and the broader setting basically, and steady enchancment to assist reform the leasehold system.”
Cleverly’s reverse quantity shall be housing secretary Angela Rayner.
