Alex Toal

[Labour Housing Group @LabourHousing]

Great to see LHG Executive Committee members @JackTShaw @toal_alex @feedthedrummer @CllrAsma_Islam and Adam Allnutt knocking on doors this weekend!

Not an LHG member but want to get involved? Join us today!

https://t.co/yYS1wrMoor

[Alex Toal @toal_alex]

What did we learn from pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold Bill?

From ground rent caps to the governance of commonhold, and the future regulation of managing agents and marriage value, the four sessions were packed and truly illuminating:

https://t.co/k1SfR6tjOB

[Labour Housing Group @LabourHousing]

The Housing Zone returns for Labour Conference 2026!

We are now welcoming new partners who are looking to be a part of this flagship platform. If you’re interested in collaborating with us, please get in touch at [email protected] to explore our partnership options!

[Alex Toal @toal_alex]

Delighted to be starting as Secretary of Labour Housing Group after re-election to the Executive Committee this year.

I'm looking forward to making the most of our exceptional membership, if you're an LHG member who has thoughts on what more we can be doing do be in touch!

[Labour Housing Group @LabourHousing]

Congratulations to Alex Toal, Sheila Spencer, and Asma Islam for being re-elected to our Executive Committee! Keep your eyes peeled for new appointments to be announced.

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

The threat to Labour is existential.

The Labour government needs a real change in approach - and fast.

https://t.co/vIe6PcVEZ8

[Geoff Barraclough @w9maidavale]

Hallelujah. We're getting there. Finally.

"Rickshaw riders will be forced to pay for a licence, will need to meet English language requirements, and must pass a safety test before being allowed to operate."

https://t.co/fAYZwGOL2U

[Rachel Blake @RNBlake]

“Our communities are not commodities” - implementation of a short-let’s registration scheme is essential for councils enforcing regulations on illegal subletting. Watch me make the case for a robust registration scheme in my Ten Minute Rule Motion below👇📹

Homes Aren’t Hotels.

[Alex Toal @toal_alex]

@rainbowland1979 @FreeLeasehlders @NLC_2019 I do live in a leasehold flat! And I absolutely look forward to being a commonholder one day.

But transitioning every leaseholder to commonhold overnight without their consent simply isn't the way to do this.

[Cllr Ellie Ormsby @ormsby_ellie]

@wminsterlabour's bumper day of housing delivery! 🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️

We celebrated the completion of 85 genuinely affordable units across the borough in a single day.

https://t.co/SatUfySczi

[redbrick @redbrickblog]

NEW | Labour’s Commonhold Bill is the start of the end of the leasehold nightmare

Alex Toal sets out what is in Labour’s new Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill and what else the Government is doing to end the many problems inherent in leasehold.

https://t.co/emiJAS7V19

[Vicky Spratt @Victoria_Spratt]

With respect to the Green Party, it’s not as simple as “abolishing leasehold” overnight.

In fairness to Labour, their draft legislation does phase leasehold homeownership out

Leasehold ruins lives. It’s also a legal quagmire

My newsletter @theipaper

https://t.co/DRQfKp0Eyy

[Fiona Parker @FionaParker66]

No watering down of Leasehold Reform #Labour is delivering for renters and leaseholders 🌹🌹🌹

[Rachel Blake @RNBlake]

From Pimlico to Paddington, from the City to St Johns Wood, leaseholders have waited far too long for a system that works for them.

Labour's Bill cuts their costs, gives them real control over their homes, and sets the path to end leasehold for good.

https://t.co/vG1TKfuRV9

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

We're capping ground rent at £250.

That means if you are a leaseholder, and your ground rent is more than £250, you’ll be paying less.

This will make a huge difference to homeowners and will ease the cost of living for people across the country.

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

We promised in our manifesto to “tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rent charges”.

We’re honouring that commitment today by legislating to cap ground rents at £250 per year, changing to peppercorn after 40 years.

[Steve Reed @SteveReedMP]

🚨BREAKING: Labour is capping ground rents.

[Kane Emerson @KaneEmerson]

London’s housing rules entrench wealth. When you can’t build up or out, rents soar.

With @dc_lawrence, we set out the reforms progressives should back to make London affordable in the New Statesman 👇

[Alex Toal @toal_alex]

Should we move to a single regulator and ombudmsan service in housing?

Labour's new legislation is bringing forward new bodies for private renters and leaseholders, but would simplifying the landscape provide an easier resource for tenants?

https://t.co/0drDGEAVeu

[Alex Toal @toal_alex]

How does the affordability agenda play out in Labour's housing policy? What next from campaigners and the sector? How do the populists flesh out their agendas?

With politics back for 2026, my thoughts on a few key questions for housing politics:

https://t.co/zQedu19eM6

[Alex Toal @toal_alex]

With the minced pies and mulled wine just about polished off, I thought that a history of Section 106 would be...a fun thing to do?

S.106 reform looks on the agenda, with questions on how to maximise developer contributions to deliver for communities.

https://t.co/eWqR455FrE