Hunters founder-turned MP Kevin Hollinrake has been appointed as shadow levelling up, housing and communities secretary by new Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch.
Hollinrake, who started Hunters Estate Agents in 1992, co-founding the business with John Waterhouse, was made a minister in October 2022 under Rishi Sunak’s regime, but he has never served in the cabinet.
In July of this year he was appointed shadow secretary of state for business and trade.
Hollinrake, who campaigned for justice for the victims of the Post Office scandal, was tipped as a Tory Party leadership candidature after the general election, but he failed to gain the necessary support to enter the battle to replace Sunak as leader of the party.
The Thirsk and Malton MP, Hollinrake, backed Badenoch as leader of the Conservative Party.
Couldn’t have picked a better person for the job. At long last, someone with property experience at the top.
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Having know Kevin for last 15 years, I agree….. Trouble is, he is not working for the current Government!
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Excellent news, but it’s a shame they couldn’t do this when the Conservatives were in power.
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Brilliant . A top class bloke. Its a shame we didn’t get him into this job before they lost the election. Good choice.
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If Kevin’s appointment signals the direction of things to come, it’s a truly positive step, marking a departure from a troubling period in British politics. Kevin’s respected character and integrity are finally being recognized and valued, suggesting a shift towards stronger principles. If MPs like him had been more prominent or influential within the party, much of the public’s deep-seated disdain might have been mitigated
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Personally, I have ‘deep-seated distrust’ rather than distain. And it is a shame, as I truly think most people who start off in local politics really do want to help their local area, then as they move up they seem to forget that their local area got bigger, and that they still need to act on behalf of ‘the people’ not ‘The People In Power’… I really do hope that he is as fair and just as everyone here is saying, and I think it is GREAT that there is finally someone with a Scooby of what the housing market and PRS needs!
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