Renters’ Rights Bill: Public Bill Committees

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<div class="business-section__primary"> <ul class="business-list"> </li> <li> <a id="sitting1" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/01-0_2024-10-22a.1.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 1st sitting · Tuesday, 22 October 2024 · 2 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/01-0_2024-10-22a.4.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witnesses </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 51 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Ben Beadle and Theresa Wallace gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/01-0_2024-10-22a.13.1" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witnesses </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 41 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Tarun Bhakta and Tom MacInnes gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/01-0_2024-10-22a.21.1" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witnesses </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 44 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Tom Darling and Ben Twomey gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/01-0_2024-10-22a.30.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witness </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 17 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Richard Blakeway gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <li> <a id="sitting2" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.37.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 2nd sitting · Tuesday, 22 October 2024 </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Sir Christopher Chope in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.37.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witnesses </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 62 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Justin Bates KC, Giles Peaker and Liz Davies KC gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.49.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witness </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 31 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Judicaelle Hammond gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.54.5" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witness </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 29 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Anna Evans gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.58.6" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witness </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 31 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Victoria Tolmie-Loverseed gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.64.1" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witnesses </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 43 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Melanie Leech, Suzannah Young and Timothy Douglas gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.75.1" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witnesses </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 40 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Councillor Adam Hug and Dr Henry Dawson gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.83.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witness </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 22 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Anny Cullum gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/02-0_2024-10-22a.88.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Examination of Witness </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 29 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Matthew Pennycook gave evidence. </p> </li> </ul> <li> <a id="sitting3" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.97.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 3rd sitting · Tuesday, 29 October 2024 · 1 speech </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Sir Christopher Chope in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.97.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 1 - Assured tenancies to be periodic with rent period not exceeding a month </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert— “unless the tenant meets the student test where the tenancy is entered into. (1A) For the purposes of this... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.105.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 3 - Sections 1 and 2: effect of superior leases </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 1 speech </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.105.5" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 4 - Changes to grounds for possession </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 30 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 77, in schedule 1, page 155, line 6, at end insert— “(1A) In the heading of Part 1, omit ‘must’ and insert ‘may’. (1B) Omit the heading... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.115.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Schedule 1 - Changes to grounds for possession </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 37 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 42, in schedule 1, page 155, line 9, leave out “1 year” and insert “2 years”. This amendment would increase the minimum period before a landlord... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.132.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 5 - Possession for anti-social behaviour: relevant factors </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 2 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.133.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 6 - Form of notice of proceedings for possession </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 1 speech </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/03-0_2024-10-29a.133.8" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 7 - Statutory procedure for increases of rent </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 76, in clause 7, page 8, line 31, leave out from “determination” to the end of line 36 and insert— “(4AA) Where the rent for a particular period of... </p> </li> </ul> <li> <a id="sitting4" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.139.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 4th sitting · Tuesday, 29 October 2024 </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Dame Caroline Dinenage in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.139.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 7 - Statutory procedure for increases of rent </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 9 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Amendment proposed (this day): 76, in clause 7, page 8, line 31, leave out from “determination” to the end of line 36 and insert— “(4AA) Where the rent for a particular... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.143.6" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 8 - Challenging amount or increase of rent </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 23 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 52, in clause 8, page 11, line 38, leave out from “date” to end of the line and insert— “of the application under section 14(A1)”. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.152.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 9 - Repayment of rent paid in advance </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 7 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.153.6" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 10 - Right to request permission to keep a pet </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 7 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.156.5" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 12 - Duty of landlord and contractor to give statement of terms etc </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 5 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 12, page 17, line 7, leave out “subsection (5)” and insert “subsections (5) and (5A)”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 11. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.159.5" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 15 - Landlords etc: financial penalties and offences </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 8 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.163.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 19 - Notices to quit by tenants under assured tenancies: timing </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 8 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 49, in clause 19, page 31, line 19, leave out from “substitute–” to end of line 34 and insert— “‘(b) it satisfies— (i) subsection... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.167.6" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 21 - Limitation on obligation to pay removal expenses </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 1 speech </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.168.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 22 - Assured agricultural occupancies: grounds for possession </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 8 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.169.8" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 24 - Accommodation for homeless people: duties of local authority </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 3 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.171.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 25 - Tenancy deposit requirements </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 3 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.172.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 26 - Tenant fees </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.173.5" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 28 - Other amendments </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 4 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.176.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Schedule 2 - Amendments relating to Chapter 1 of Part 1 </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 0 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Amendments made: 12, in schedule 2, page 174, line 29 at end insert— 7A In section 25 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973 (provision of temporary sleeping accommodation... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/04-0_2024-10-29a.180.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 30 - Tenancies of more than seven years </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <li> <a id="sitting5" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/05-0_2024-10-31a.185.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 5th sitting · Thursday, 31 October 2024 </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/05-0_2024-10-31a.185.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 32 - Discrimination relating to children </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 45 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/05-0_2024-10-31a.202.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 42 - Discrimination relating to children or benefits status: Welsh language </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/05-0_2024-10-31a.203.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 49 - Discrimination relating to children or benefits status </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 2 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <li> <a id="sitting6" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.205.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6th sitting · Thursday, 31 October 2024 </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Carolyn Harris in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.205.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 55 - Requirement to state rent and to avoid rental bidding </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 4 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.209.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 57 - Penalties for unlawful eviction or harassment of occupier </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 5 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 44, in clause 57, page 79, line 31, after “section 1” insert— “— in subsection (4)(a), omit ‘the prescribed sum’ and insert... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.211.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 58 - Abandoned premises under assured shorthold tenancies </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 1 speech </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.212.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 59 - Remedying of hazards occurring in dwelling-houses in England </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 5 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 59, page 84, line 23, leave out from “in” to end of line 25 and insert “section 13(1A), (1AA) or (1AB);”. This adds a reference to... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.214.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 61 - Meaning of “residential landlord” </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 1 speech </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.214.8" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 62 - Landlord redress schemes </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 9 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 62, page 89, line 25, after “residential landlord” insert— “, whose property is not managed by an agent who is a member of an... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/06-0_2024-10-31a.220.6" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 73 - The database </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 8 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <li> <a id="sitting7" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.229.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 7th sitting · Tuesday, 5 November 2024 </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.229.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 84 - Access to the database </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 4 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.233.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 88 - Restriction on gaining possession </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 10 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.236.7" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 91 - Power to direct database operator and local housing authorities </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 4 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.238.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 95 - Financial assistance by Secretary of State </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 2 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.239.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 98 - Decent homes standard </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 16 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 72, in clause 98, page 117, line 20, at end insert— “(ia) the availability of which is secured by the Secretary of State under paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 of... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.247.7" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Schedule 4 - Decent homes standard </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 0 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Amendments made: 26, in schedule 4, page 186, line 4, leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert— “(3) After subsection (8) insert— ‘9) But unoccupied HMO accommodation is... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.250.1" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 99 - Financial penalties </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 2 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.251.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 100 - Rent repayment orders: liability of landlords and superior landlords </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 7 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 41, in clause 100, page 120, line 9, leave out from “order)” to the end of line 12 and insert— “— (a) in subsection (1), omit “, beyond... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.254.6" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 102 - Unlicensed HMOs and houses: offences </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 2 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.255.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 104 - Enforcement by local housing authorities: general duty </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 4 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.257.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 111 - Power of local housing authority to require information from relevant person </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.260.6" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 134 - Interpretation </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 2 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/07-0_2024-11-05a.261.4" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Clause 142 - Commencement </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 7 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 142, page 150, line 26, leave out from “subject to” to end of line 27 and insert— “— (a) the publication of an economic impact... </p> </li> </ul> <li> <a id="sitting8" href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.265.0" class="business-list__title"> <h3> Renters’ Rights Bill </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 8th sitting · Tuesday, 5 November 2024 · 1 speech </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] </p> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.265.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> New Clause 1 - Impact of orders for possession on credit ratings </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 5 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> “(1) The Financial Conduct Authority must develop guidance for credit rating agencies on the impact of orders for possession on the credit ratings of tenants. (2) Guidance prepared under... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.269.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> New Clause 2 - Review of the impact of the Act on the housing market </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 15 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> “(1) The Secretary of State must publish an annual report outlining the impact of the provisions of this Act on the housing market in the UK. (2) A report under this section must include... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.273.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> New Clause 4 - Assessment of operation of possession process </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 3 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> “(1) The Lord Chancellor must prepare an assessment of the operation of the process by which— (a) on applications made by landlords, the county court is able to make orders for the... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.275.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> New Clause 5 - Repeal of requirement for selective licensing </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 11 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> “Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004 (Selective licensing of other residential accommodation) is repealed.”— This new clause would remove the ability of local housing authorities to... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.278.5" class="business-list__title"> <h3> New Clause 8 - Guarantor to have no further liability following death of tenant </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 6 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> “(1) Subject to subsection (3), a guarantee agreement relating to a relevant tenancy ceases to have effect upon the death of a relevant tenant. (2) Upon the death of a relevant tenant the... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.282.2" class="business-list__title"> <h3> New Clause 10 - Home Adaptations </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 3 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> “(1) The Housing Act 1988 is amended as follows. (2) After section 16 insert— ‘16A Home adaptations (1) It is an implied term of every assured tenancy to which this section... </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="/pbc/2024-25/Renters%E2%80%99_Rights_Bill/08-0_2024-11-05a.284.3" class="business-list__title"> <h3> New Clause 11 - Rent controls </h3> </a> <p class="business-list__meta"> 12 speeches </p> <p class="business-list__excerpt"> “(1) The Secretary of State must establish a body to be known as the Independent Living Rent Body within 12 months of the date of Royal Assent to this Act. 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