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Tuesday 5th November 2024 9:25 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 5th November 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Thursday 31st October 2024 11:30 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Thursday 31st October 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 29th October 2024 9:25 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 29th October 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 29th October 2024 9:25 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 29th October 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Justin Bates KC Liz Davies KC Mr Giles Peaker At 2:40pm: Oral evidence Judicaelle Hammond - Director of Policy and Advice at Country Land and Business Association (CLA) At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Anna Evans - Director at Indigo House Group At 3:20pm: Oral evidence Ms Victoria Tolmie-Loverseed - Interim Deputy Chief Executive & Company Secretary at Unipol Student Homes At 3:40pm: Oral evidence Melanie Leech CBE - CEO at British Property Federation Mr Timothy Douglas - Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark Suzannah Young - Policy Leader at National Housing Federation At 4:20pm: Oral evidence Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of the Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association Dr Henry Dawson - Senior Lecturer in Housing and Public Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University at Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) At 4:50pm: Oral evidence Ms Anny Cullum - Political Officer at Acorn the Union At 5:10pm: Oral evidence Matthew Pennycook MP - Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Justin Bates KC Liz Davies KC Mr Giles Peaker At 2:40pm: Oral evidence Judicaelle Hammond - Director of Policy and Advice at Country Land and Business Association (CLA) At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Anna Evans - Director at Indigo House Group At 3:20pm: Oral evidence Ms Victoria Tolmie-Loverseed - Interim Deputy Chief Executive & Company Secretary at Unipol Student Homes At 3:40pm: Oral evidence Melanie Leech CBE - CEO at British Property Federation Mr Timothy Douglas - Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark Suzannah Young - Policy Leader at National Housing Federation At 4:20pm: Oral evidence Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of the Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association Dr Henry Dawson - Senior Lecturer in Housing and Public Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University at Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) At 4:50pm: Oral evidence Ms Anny Cullum - Political Officer at Acorn the Union At 5:10pm: Oral evidence Matthew Pennycook MP - Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 9:25 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: To consider the Bill At 9:25am: Oral evidence Mr Ben Beadle - Chief Executive at National Residential Landlords Associaition Theresa Wallace - Chair at Lettings Industry Council At 10:00am: Oral evidence Mr Tarun Bhakta - Policy Manager at Shelter Tom MacInnes - Director of Policy at Citizens Advice At 10:30am: Oral evidence Mr Tom Darling - Director at Renters' Reform Coalition Ben Twomey - Chief Executive at Generation Rent At 11:00am: Oral evidence Richard Blakeway - Housing Ombudsman at Housing Ombudsman Service View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 9:25 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: To consider the Bill At 9:25am: Oral evidence Mr Ben Beadle - Chief Executive at National Residential Landlords Associaition Theresa Wallace - Chair at Lettings Industry Council At 10:00am: Oral evidence Mr Tarun Bhakta - Policy Manager at Shelter Tom MacInnes - Director of Policy at Citizens Advice At 10:30am: Oral evidence Mr Tom Darling - Director at Renters' Reform Coalition Ben Twomey - Chief Executive at Generation Rent At 11:00am: Oral evidence Richard Blakeway - Housing Ombudsman at Housing Ombudsman Service View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 2 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 9:25 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 9:25 a.m. Renters’ Rights Bill - Oral evidence Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
Monday 21st October 2024 6 p.m. Renters’ Rights Bill: Programming sub committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Landlords: Long-term Rentals
19 speeches (1,638 words) Wednesday 27th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) Our Renters’ Rights Bill ensures that landlords have the confidence and support they need to continue - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) We are about to introduce the Renters’ Rights Bill to this House. - Link to Speech |
Homeless Families: Relocation outside London
19 speeches (3,172 words) Monday 25th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Rushanara Ali (Lab - Bethnal Green and Stepney) We are also committed to abolishing section 21 no-fault evictions, and the Renters’ Rights Bill will - Link to Speech |
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
77 speeches (26,561 words) 2nd reading Monday 18th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Helen Maguire (LD - Epsom and Ewell) Morgan), who has campaigned for a decent homes standard for military housing, and I hope that when the Renters - Link to Speech |
Business of the House
127 speeches (12,063 words) Thursday 14th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) permitted development rights under review, but we are strengthening the rights of renters with our Renters - Link to Speech |
Furniture Poverty
32 speeches (9,742 words) Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Sam Carling (Lab - North West Cambridgeshire) In the private rented sector, the Renters’ Rights Bill does much to tackle the overriding issues that - Link to Speech 2: Chris Bloore (Lab - Redditch) I welcome the contents of the Renters’ Rights Bill, but it is time for a radical look at our welfare - Link to Speech 3: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) ’ Rights Bill, which will make a big difference to the experience of people living in privately rented - Link to Speech 4: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire about the regulatory changes arising from the Renters - Link to Speech |
Gypsy and Traveller Communities: Accommodation
21 speeches (1,533 words) Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) The forthcoming Renters’ Rights Bill, which is currently in the other House and will be with us shortly - Link to Speech |
Income Tax (Charge)
289 speeches (53,735 words) Tuesday 5th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Cat Eccles (Lab - Stourbridge) I look forward to new animal welfare laws and the Renters’ Rights Bill that will allow tenants to keep - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
162 speeches (9,813 words) Monday 28th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) Our Renters’ Rights Bill, which is currently in Committee, poses no threat to good landlords. - Link to Speech 2: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) As the shadow Minister will know from our exchanges in the Renters’ Rights Bill Committee, the Government - Link to Speech |
Temporary Accommodation
33 speeches (5,234 words) Thursday 24th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Rushanara Ali (Lab - Bethnal Green and Stepney) The Renters’ Rights Bill will give renters much greater security and stability so they can stay in their - Link to Speech |
Black History Month
90 speeches (30,114 words) Thursday 24th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) By introducing our Renters’ Rights Bill, our Employment Rights Bill and our Bill on equality in race - Link to Speech |
Business of the House
118 speeches (11,269 words) Thursday 24th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Dawn Butler (Lab - Brent East) The Government’s Renters’ Rights Bill is very welcome, but does the Leader of the House agree that we - Link to Speech 2: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) She is right about the Renters’ Rights Bill, which has finally come forward and had its Second Reading - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
138 speeches (8,860 words) Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Rachel Blake (LAB - Cities of London and Westminster) Does the Deputy Prime Minister agree that the Renters’ Rights Bill currently in Committee will transform - Link to Speech 2: Angela Rayner (Lab - Ashton-under-Lyne) I am incredibly proud of the Renters’ Rights Bill that we are pushing through Parliament, because too - Link to Speech |
Rough Sleeping
44 speeches (13,535 words) Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Deirdre Costigan (Lab - Ealing Southall) plan to make work pay, which will ban precarious zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire, and our Renters - Link to Speech 2: Chris Vince (LAB - Harlow) I am pleased that the Labour Government have introduced two important Bills: the Renters’ Rights Bill - Link to Speech 3: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) Friend the Member for Harlow (Chris Vince), I am pleased with the Government’s Renters’ Rights Bill and - Link to Speech |
Holiday and Second Homes Regulation: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
26 speeches (4,275 words) Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North and Kimberley) That is why I am sure we will get significant cross-party support for the Renters’ Rights Bill, particularly - Link to Speech |
Social Housing: Awaab’s Law
20 speeches (1,504 words) Tuesday 22nd October 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Baroness Penn (Con - Life peer) under Awaab’s law in order to also set out the rules that private landlords must comply with under the Renters - Link to Speech 2: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) Alongside it, the Renters’ Rights Bill will ensure that we have similar legislation for the private rented - Link to Speech 3: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) which the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, also talked about, the provision will be brought forward in the Renters - Link to Speech |
Business of the House
120 speeches (10,841 words) Thursday 17th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Meg Hillier (LAB - Hackney South and Shoreditch) I welcomed the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Bill last week, but many more of my constituents are - Link to Speech |
Renters’ Rights Bill
233 speeches (45,941 words) Wednesday 9th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Angela Rayner (Lab - Ashton-under-Lyne) This is not just a renters reform Bill; it is a Renters’ Rights Bill, a plan to ensure that all private - Link to Speech 2: Dawn Butler (Lab - Brent East) This is Second Reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill, and the shadow Secretary of State is all over the - Link to Speech 3: Carla Denyer (Green - Bristol Central) My Green colleagues and I will be voting for the Renters’ Rights Bill tonight. - Link to Speech 4: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds Central and Headingley) The Renters’ Rights Bill will bring much-needed security and safety to renters. - Link to Speech |
Short-term Lets: Regulation
58 speeches (12,849 words) Thursday 12th September 2024 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall and Camberwell Green) She highlighted the Renters’ Rights Bill, which is a welcome piece of legislation. - Link to Speech 2: Rachel Blake (LAB - Cities of London and Westminster) The Renters’ Rights Bill demonstrates that the Government are taking the housing crisis seriously, and - Link to Speech 3: Joe Powell (Lab - Kensington and Bayswater) I am delighted with the Renters’ Rights Bill, introduced yesterday, and I believe that if we also brought - Link to Speech |
Business of the House
93 speeches (8,927 words) Thursday 12th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) We have published the Renters’ Rights Bill, which will finally end no-fault evictions—a measure long - Link to Speech 2: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) have the cross-cutting taskforce looking at these issues and why, just this week, we introduced the Renters - Link to Speech |
Building Safety and Resilience
164 speeches (44,457 words) Wednesday 11th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) risks that it is our duty to foresee and prevent as far as we possibly can.We will shortly consider the Renters - Link to Speech 2: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) rented sector, which is largely unregulated, insecure and very expensive.I have been leafing through the Renters - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
139 speeches (9,312 words) Wednesday 11th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Wales Office Mentions: 1: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) wishes to the Princess of Wales as she completes her treatment.This afternoon we will introduce the Renters - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
170 speeches (10,610 words) Monday 2nd September 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) Our renters’ rights Bill will protect tenants from arbitrary eviction and empower them to challenge unreasonable - Link to Speech |
Immigration and Home Affairs
203 speeches (58,087 words) Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Nesil Caliskan (Lab - Barking) That is why the Government’s plan to bring forward a renters rights Bill to end section 21 no-fault evictions - Link to Speech 2: Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea) number of private and social renters than the national average, so it will be a relief to many that the renters - Link to Speech |
Economy, Welfare and Public Services
151 speeches (47,061 words) Monday 22nd July 2024 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) King’s Speech provided an opportunity for the new Government to set that as a priority in their new renters - Link to Speech |
Planning, the Green Belt and Rural Affairs
92 speeches (29,954 words) Friday 19th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Angela Rayner (Lab - Ashton-under-Lyne) Everyone should have a place to call home, and we will legislate to make that happen.Our renters’ rights - Link to Speech |
King’s Speech
91 speeches (54,701 words) Thursday 18th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Lord Carrington (XB - Excepted Hereditary) ’ rights Bill and farming in the countryside. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Lab - Life peer) The private rented sector is in need of reform and the renters’ rights Bill is a welcome introduction - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) ’ rights Bill we will deliver our manifesto commitment to transform the experience of private renting - Link to Speech |
Debate on the Address
141 speeches (59,033 words) Wednesday 17th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) The renters’ rights Bill and the draft leasehold and commonhold reforms will make a difference to my - Link to Speech 2: Sarah Edwards (Lab - Tamworth) It is fantastic to see the Prime Minister put forward a renters’ rights Bill that gives greater rights - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 20th November 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the National Residential Landlords Association to the Chair dated 14 November 2024 concerning children in temporary accommodation Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: As a result, we support provisions in the Renters’ Rights Bill to tackle discrimination against those |
Wednesday 20th November 2024
Oral Evidence - 2024-11-20 10:00:00+00:00 Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: We are taking further action on the private rented sector, as you know, not least through the Renters |
Tuesday 5th November 2024
Oral Evidence - 2024-11-05 10:00:00+00:00 Children in Temporary Accommodation - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: We have welcomed a provision in the Renters’ Rights Bill that you could look at regulation of temporary |
Written Answers |
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Renters' Rights Bill
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton) Friday 29th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason an impact assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill was not published at (a) First Reading and (b) Second Reading; and if she will make it her policy to ensure impact assessments for all future Bills are published at First Reading. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The government published its Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 22 November 2024, following scrutiny from the Regulatory Policy Committee. The Impact Assessment received a ‘green’ rating, indicating it is ‘fit for purpose’. The Impact Assessment can be found on gov.uk here. |
Rented Housing
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Thursday 28th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of rental properties available. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) We will build 1.5 million high-quality homes over this Parliament and deliver the biggest increase in affordable housing for a generation. In addition, at the Budget the Chancellor set out details of an immediate one-year cash injection of £500 million to top up the existing Affordable Homes Programme to deliver up to 5,000 new social and affordable homes. The Renters’ Rights Bill will also improve the experience of private renting in England, providing greater security and stability for tenants while ensuring that landlords can reclaim their properties when the need to. |
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Asked by: Natalie Fleet (Labour - Bolsover) Thursday 28th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people have been evicted due to section 21 notices in each of the last three years for which data is available in (a) Bolsover constituency and (b) Derbyshire. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Figures relating to Section 21 eviction proceedings in individual constituencies in England are not held by the department, but we know that chronic insecurity in the private rented sector in Derbyshire has real-life consequences for individuals and families. Tenants across England will benefit from the measures in the forthcoming Renters’ Rights Bill, including the abolition of Section 21 evictions. |
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) Monday 25th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to prohibit a landlord from (a) demanding and (b) accepting more than one month’s rent in advance in respect of a (i) tenancy and (ii) licence of residential accommodation tenancy. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The government recognise that demands for extortionate rent in advance place a considerable financial strain on tenants and can exclude certain groups from renting altogether. We are very clear that the practice of landlords demanding large amounts of rent in advance must be prohibited. Although it might be argued that the interaction of the new rent periods in clause 1 of the Renters’ Rights Bill, which are a month or 28 days, and the existing provisions of the Tenant Fees Act 2019, relating to prohibited payments, provide a measure of protection against requests for large amounts of advance rent, we believe there is a strong case for putting this matter beyond doubt. The government is therefore giving careful consideration as to how best that might be achieved through the Renters’ Rights Bill. |
Tenants: Overcharging
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Monday 25th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to pay automatic compensation to all tenants when landlords and managing agents are slow to reimburse tenants after overcharging. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Since 2014, all letting and managing agents in England have been required by law to be members of one of two mandatory agent redress schemes. These schemes already have statutory powers to require agents to pay compensation in circumstances where their actions or behaviours fall short of a fair and reasonable standard. These services are independent and free for tenants to use. Through provisions in the Renters’ Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, the government will establish a new Private Landlord Ombudsman Service. This will similarly empower tenants to seek redress – including compensation – in relation to their landlord’s behaviour or actions. |
Tenants: Overcharging
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Monday 25th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require landlords and managing agents to pay automatic compensation to tenants when overcharging occurs. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Since 2014, all letting and managing agents in England have been required by law to be members of one of two mandatory agent redress schemes. These schemes already have statutory powers to require agents to pay compensation in circumstances where their actions or behaviours fall short of a fair and reasonable standard. These services are independent and free for tenants to use. Through provisions in the Renters’ Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, the government will establish a new Private Landlord Ombudsman Service. This will similarly empower tenants to seek redress – including compensation – in relation to their landlord’s behaviour or actions. |
Affordable Housing: Young People
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down) Tuesday 19th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) affordability and (b) availability of housing for young people. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) With regard to the supply of social and affordable housing, I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024. To support first-time buyers, the Government has committed to introducing a permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme and to giving first-time buyers the first chance to buy homes. The Renters' Rights Bill will provide more security for tenants and empower them to challenge poor practice and unreasonable within-tenancy rent increases without fear of eviction. |
Rents
Asked by: Liam Conlon (Labour - Beckenham and Penge) Monday 18th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to end rental bidding wars by landlords and letting agents (a) nationally and (b) in Beckenham and Penge constituency. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters’ Rights Bill will prohibit rental bidding practices. |
Rents: Payments
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Independent - Liverpool West Derby) Friday 15th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle landlords charging high up-front rent payments. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The government have long recognised that demands for extortionate rent in advance place a considerable financial strain on tenants and can exclude certain groups from renting altogether. We are very clear that the practice of landlords demanding large amounts of rent in advance must be prohibited. Although it might be argued that the interaction of the new rent periods in clause 1 of the Renters’ Rights Bill, which are a month or 28 days, and the existing provisions of the Tenant Fees Act 2019, relating to prohibited payments, provide a measure of protection against requests for large amounts of advance rent, the government believe there is a strong case for putting this matter beyond doubt. I am giving careful consideration as to how best that might be achieved through the Renters’ Rights Bill. |
Housing: Older People
Asked by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury) Wednesday 6th November 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that private homes are safe for elderly people. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government provides the Disabled Facilities Grant, a capital grant administered by local authorities that can help pay the cost of adapting eligible disabled and older people’s homes, regardless of tenure, to allow them to live safely and independently. Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide adaptations for people who satisfy a needs assessment, eligibility criteria and a means test. An additional £86 million for the DFG for 2025-26 was announced in the Budget, bringing the total to £711 million. We are also taking action to improve standards within the private rented sector in England through the Renters’ Rights Bill, including through introducing the Decent Homes Standard to the sector for the first time. We are also applying ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the sector which will set clear legal expectations about the timeframes within which landlords in the private rented sector must make homes safe where they contain serious hazards. All elderly people should be able to live in a safe and decent home and these changes will have a positive impact on improving the health and wellbeing of older tenants. |
Tenants: Pets
Asked by: Tom Hayes (Labour - Bournemouth East) Wednesday 30th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to (a) prevent landlords from not considering prospective tenants that have pets and (b) support people with pets to find somewhere to rent. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters' Rights Bill will prevent landlords from unreasonably denying tenants' requests to keep pets. Once a landlord has consented to a pet, it will be an implied term of that tenancy and so consent cannot be withdrawn without agreement from both parties. We believe that by strengthening tenants' rights, we will see an increase in pet-friendly properties and a positive shift in landlords' attitudes to pet ownership. |
Tenants: Pets
Asked by: Tom Hayes (Labour - Bournemouth East) Wednesday 30th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that tenants with permission to keep pets are able to keep those pets throughout their tenancy. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters' Rights Bill will prevent landlords from unreasonably denying tenants' requests to keep pets. Once a landlord has consented to a pet, it will be an implied term of that tenancy and so consent cannot be withdrawn without agreement from both parties. We believe that by strengthening tenants' rights, we will see an increase in pet-friendly properties and a positive shift in landlords' attitudes to pet ownership. |
Temporary Accommodation: Costs
Asked by: Antonia Bance (Labour - Tipton and Wednesbury) Monday 28th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6735 on Temporary Accommodation: Costs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential savings to local government in respect of temporary accommodation costs of (a) the end of section 21 evictions and (b) the wider provisions in the Renters' Rights Bill. Answered by Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters’ Rights Bill will provide more security for vulnerable renters who face potential homelessness due to the service of a section 21 notice. Removing no fault evictions will have an immediate impact on preventing homelessness, as section 21 notices account for 8% of the reasons households became homeless in 2023-24. The government submitted the Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 16 September 2024 to the Regulatory Policy Committee. The government will publish the Impact Assessment in due course. In line with usual practice, the government will always consider the impact of any policies when taking the legislation through Parliament. |
Rented Housing
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Thursday 24th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect renters as availability of rental properties decreases. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The private rented sector has doubled in size since 2002 and is now the second largest housing tenure. 4.6 million households rent privately, which is equivalent to 11 million people and 19% of the housing market – remaining relatively stable at this level since 2013-14. The Renters’ Rights Bill will give all renters greater security and protections, cracking down on the minority of unscrupulous landlords who exploit, mistreat or discriminate against tenants. |
Private Rented Housing: Pets
Asked by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) Thursday 24th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to publish guidance on the circumstances in which permission to keep a pet may be unreasonably refused under the Renters' Rights Bill. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Yes, the government will provide guidance to help both landlords and tenants understand the new regulations and will maintain ongoing communication with the rental sector to address any concerns. |
Multiple Occupation
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, what plans her Department has for the future regulation of housing in multiple occupation. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Local authorities have robust powers to ensure landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) comply with all relevant regulations. This includes powers to issue civil penalties, prosecute landlords and obtain banning orders. The Renters’ Rights Bill introduces reforms to improve the regulation of private rented sector properties, including HMOs, and drive-up standards within the sector. This includes a Decent Homes Standard and new enforcement powers for local authorities. We will keep the regulation of HMOs under review. |
Multiple Occupation
Asked by: Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that landlords of houses in multiple occupancy comply with all relevant regulations. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Local authorities have robust powers to ensure landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) comply with all relevant regulations. This includes powers to issue civil penalties, prosecute landlords and obtain banning orders. The Renters’ Rights Bill introduces reforms to improve the regulation of private rented sector properties, including HMOs, and drive-up standards within the sector. This includes a Decent Homes Standard and new enforcement powers for local authorities. We will keep the regulation of HMOs under review. |
Private Rented Housing: Disability
Asked by: James McMurdock (Reform UK - South Basildon and East Thurrock) Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to improve accessible housing for disabled people in the private rental market. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Everyone deserves to live in a secure, decent, and accessible home in which they feel safe. The Renters’ Rights Bill, by ending Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, will also provide all tenants with greater security and stability and empower them to challenge bad practice without fear of retaliatory eviction. Disabled people in all housing tenures can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant to adapt their home to enable them to live safely and independently. |
Assured Tenancies
Asked by: Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Tuesday 22nd October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of removing fixed-term assured tenancies. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Renters’ Rights Bill will remove fixed-term assured tenancies. Fixed-term tenancies mean renters are obliged to pay rent regardless of whether a property is up-to-standard, and they reduce flexibility to move in response to changing circumstances. Instead all tenancies will be periodic, with tenants able to give two months’ notice at any point. The Government submitted the Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 16 September 2024 to the Regulatory Policy Committee. The Government will publish the impact assessment in due course. |
Homelessness
Asked by: Lord Allen of Kensington (Labour - Life peer) Monday 21st October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the rise in homelessness as published on 3 October in the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government's report Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2023–24. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The statistics published on 3 October shows that the most common reason for loss of accommodation for households threatened with homelessness was termination of a private rented assured shorthold tenancy (AST). For households that were already homeless, the most common reason was that their family or friends were no longer willing or able to accommodate them. The Renters’ Rights Bill will abolish Section 21 evictions for both new and existing tenancies at the same time, giving all private renters immediate security and assurance. The Government will look at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross-government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all. |
Private Rented Housing: Standards
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Friday 18th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to ensure that a regulatory impact assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill will include an assessment of that Bill's (a) cumulative potential impact on and (b) potential interaction with the (i) changes to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for the private renter sector announced on 23 September 2024 and (ii) technical detail of the Decent Homes Standard for the private rented sector. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government submitted the Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 16 September 2024 to the Regulatory Policy Committee and we will publish it in due course. The Government has announced its intention to publish a consultation on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector by the end of the year. Measures to set a decent home standard in the Private Rented Sector are included in the Renters’ Rights Bill and we have made clear we intend to consult on this. The impacts for private landlords will be considered in the respective Impact Assessments. |
Renters' Rights Bill
Asked by: Tom Hayes (Labour - Bournemouth East) Tuesday 15th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to reform the court system in the light of the Renters’ Rights Bill. Answered by Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport The Renters Rights Bill will abolish section 21 (Housing Act 1988, no fault evictions) and amend the existing section 8 grounds, which will affect the County Court. Courts currently handle section 8 claims, however, legislative changes to section 8 that impact court processes or procedures will be subject to the necessary changes by the relevant Procedure Rule Committee. The Government has also committed to digitise the court possession service, making it simpler and easier for landlords and tenants to use. The Bill will also have an impact on the work of the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. My officials are working with those in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to fully understand the implications and to identify the resources required to deal with cases as they arise.
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Renters' Rights Bill
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the commencement of the Renters’ Rights Bill and the passage of associated secondary legislation, including any planned differences for the application of (a) new and (b) existing tenancies. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Following Royal Assent of the Renters’ Rights Bill, the Government will implement the new system as soon as possible. The abolition of section 21 and the introduction of the new tenancy system will be applied to new and existing tenancies simultaneously. This approach will support tenants, landlords and agents to adjust to and understand the new rules, while making sure that tenants can benefit from the new system quickly. We will provide more details about our implementation plans and timetables during the passage of the Bill. |
Tenants: Pets
Asked by: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour - Aylesbury) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the clarity of guidance on what justifies a landlord refusing a pet request. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters' Rights Bill requires landlords not to unreasonably withhold consent when a tenant requests to have a pet in their home, with the tenant able to challenge a decision. The government will issue detailed guidance in due course to help landlords and tenants understand the new rules. |
Tenants: Pets
Asked by: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour - Aylesbury) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent discrimination against prospective tenants with pets. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters' Rights Bill requires landlords not to unreasonably withhold consent when a tenant requests to have a pet in their home, with the tenant able to challenge a decision. The government will issue detailed guidance in due course to help landlords and tenants understand the new rules. |
Tenants' Rights
Asked by: Antonia Bance (Labour - Tipton and Wednesbury) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure tenants are aware of new rights created through the Renters' Rights Bill. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government intends to publish accessible guidance so that tenants understand their rights and responsibilities under the new system. This will be supported by a communications campaign designed to raise awareness about the changes. We will also work with local authorities and advice providers like Shelter and Citizens Advice to further raise awareness of the reforms and make sure adequate support is in place. |
Energy: Conservation
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Home upgrade revolution as renters set for warmer homes and cheaper bills published on 23 September 2024, what account the Regulatory Impact Assessment for the changes to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards will take of the Renters' Rights Bill. Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) We have announced our intention to publish consultations on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector and the social rented sector by the end of the year.
DESNZ and MHCLG are working closely together to take account of the impact of MEES and the Renters’ Rights Bill on the private and social rented sectors. The impact of potential changes to the wider policy landscape for private and social landlords will be considered in the respective Impact Assessments. |
Farms: Tenants
Asked by: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing tenants in rented properties on working farms to have pets on (a) farm safety and (b) biosecurity. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters' Rights Bill requires landlords not to unreasonably withhold consent when a tenant requests to have a pet in their home, with the tenant able to challenge a decision. The government will issue detailed guidance in due course to help landlords and tenants understand the new rules. |
Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
Asked by: Carla Denyer (Green Party - Bristol Central) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the ability of local authorities to (a) take enforcement action against private sector landlords leaving private tenants with dangerous disrepair and (b) bring related prosecutions. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Local authorities have powers to tackle hazardous conditions in private rented housing, including being able to issue landlords with improvement notices. Non-compliance with local authority enforcement action is a criminal offence. The Renters’ Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, will strengthen these powers and support local authorities to enforce effectively. The Bill will introduce a new civil penalty of up to £7,000 where private landlords have failed to keep their properties free of dangerous hazards and applies a Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector for the first time. The Bill also introduces a new Private Rented Sector Database which will enable local authorities to quickly identify landlords and better target enforcement. |
Private Rented Housing: Students
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations on the potential effect of proposed private renters legislation on the student accommodation market, and what steps her Department has taken to support that market. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters’ Rights Bill introduces a new mandatory ground which will allow landlords renting Houses of Multiple Occupation to full time students to seek possession ahead of each new academic year, facilitating the ongoing yearly cycle of short-term student tenancies while ensuring students can benefit from the increased security and flexibility our reforms will create. The department has engaged with a range of stakeholders in the student accommodation market and will continue to do so. |
Private Rented Housing: Repossession Orders
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2024 to Question 19849 on Private Rented Housing: Registration, whether her Department the Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunal Service have a joint plan for improvements to the county court possession process. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) My department is working closely with the Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunal Service to ensure that the county courts are ready for the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Bill. |
Temporary Accommodation: Costs
Asked by: Antonia Bance (Labour - Tipton and Wednesbury) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) section 21 evictions and (b) the provisions in the Renters' Rights Bill on (i) temporary accommodation costs and (ii) local authority finances. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Once enacted, the Bill will ensure that local authorities owe a homelessness prevention duty to a tenant evicted under section 8 grounds. This will enable tenants to maintain access to support to prevent homelessness, in line with the principles of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. We will carry out a new burdens assessment and will fund local authorities for any additional costs. |
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Asked by: Gregory Stafford (Conservative - Farnham and Bordon) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Renter's Rights Bill on tackling unaffordable requests for rent in advance. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government recognise that requests for large amounts of rent in advance can put financial strain on tenants and can exclude certain groups from renting all together. We want to ensure that the Renters’ Rights Bill protects renters against such demands, and we will keep the matter under review as the Bill progresses. |
Renters' Rights Bill
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a (a) regulatory impact assessment, (b) equality impact assessment, (c) family test assessment and (d) environmental principles assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government submitted the Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 16 September 2024 to the Regulatory Policy Committee. The Government will publish the impact assessment in due course. In line with usual practice, the Government will always consider the impact of any policies when taking the legislation through Parliament. |
Renters' Rights Bill
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 14th October 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a regulatory impact assessment of the Renters’ Rights Bill. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government submitted the Impact Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill on 16 September 2024 to the Regulatory Policy Committee. The Government will publish the impact assessment in due course. In line with usual practice, the Government will always consider the impact of any policies when taking the legislation through Parliament. |
Multiple Occupation: Private Rented Housing
Asked by: Damien Egan (Labour - Bristol North East) Monday 23rd September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b) adequacy of the regulation of houses in multiple occupation in the private rented sector. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are subject to mandatory licensing in properties where five or more persons in two or more households share facilities. Local authorities also have the power to introduce additional licensing for smaller HMOs which are home to three or four people from two or more households who share facilities. All HMOs, even those that do not require a licence, must also comply with HMO management regulations. The Renters’ Rights Bill will improve standards in the private rented sector. In particular, it will introduce a Decent Homes Standard to the PRS for the first time, which will set a minimum standard for all housing in the sector, including HMOs. |
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool Wavertree) Wednesday 18th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) end Section 21 evictions and (b) support tenants facing eviction under a Section 21 notice before that time. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government introduced the Renters’ Rights Bill on Wednesday 11 September. It delivers on our manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions. We want to see tenants benefit from these reforms as quickly as possible. We have therefore determined to introduce the new tenancy system for the private rented sector in one stage. Upon the commencement date, the new tenancy system will apply to all private tenancies – existing tenancies will become periodic, and any new tenancies will be governed by the new rules. Tenants facing eviction and threatened with homelessness as a result of being served a Section 21 notice should contact their local council, who if satisfied the applicant is threatened with homelessness and eligible must take reasonable steps to help them secure appropriate accommodation. |
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Asked by: Lord Carrington (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Tuesday 17th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how long landlords and letting agents will need to take to prepare for, and update processes, when section 21 repossessions end. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Government is delivering its manifesto commitment to transform the experience of private renting by levelling the playing field decisively between landlords and tenants. The Renters’ Rights Bill will replace section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions with a modern tenancy system, giving renters greater security and protections.
The Government welcomes private investment into housing, and new tenures in the private rented sector such as those offered by Build to Rent providers. These can provide tenants with greater stability and more choice. The Department will continue to engage – and work – with the Build to Rent sector to understand their needs in the process of designing any regulation.
The department will publish an impact assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill in due course. We will work closely with all parts of the sector to ensure a smooth transition to the new system and will provide sufficient notice ahead of implementation. |
Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements
Asked by: Lord Carrington (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary) Tuesday 17th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that ending fixed term tenancies in the private rented sector will have on lending to (1) individual residential landlords, and (2) build-to-rent developers. Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Government is delivering its manifesto commitment to transform the experience of private renting by levelling the playing field decisively between landlords and tenants. The Renters’ Rights Bill will replace section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions with a modern tenancy system, giving renters greater security and protections.
The Government welcomes private investment into housing, and new tenures in the private rented sector such as those offered by Build to Rent providers. These can provide tenants with greater stability and more choice. The Department will continue to engage – and work – with the Build to Rent sector to understand their needs in the process of designing any regulation.
The department will publish an impact assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill in due course. We will work closely with all parts of the sector to ensure a smooth transition to the new system and will provide sufficient notice ahead of implementation. |
Private Rented Housing: Pets
Asked by: Claire Hazelgrove (Labour - Filton and Bradley Stoke) Tuesday 17th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the level of availability of pet-friendly accommodation in the private rental sector; and whether her Department is taking steps to increase the availability of pet-friendly accommodation. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) In 2021, the English Private Landlord Survey showed that almost half of landlords were unwilling to let to tenants with pets. The Government wants to ensure more tenants can experience the benefits of pet ownership – including the benefits to mental and physical health. The Renters’ Rights Bill will give tenants the right to request a pet and ensure landlords cannot unreasonably withhold consent. Landlords will be required to respond to any requests by a tenant to keep a pet within 28 days, instead of the 42 that had been proposed by the previous Government. Tenants will be able to challenge unfair decisions. |
Rents: Increases
Asked by: Tom Hayes (Labour - Bournemouth East) Tuesday 17th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce annual limits to in-tenancy rent increases linked to (a) inflation and (b) real median income growth. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government has no plans to do so. Our recently introduced Renters’ Rights Bill includes provisions designed to empower private renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases. |
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Asked by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall) Tuesday 10th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requests for payment of several months rent in advance before securing a tenancy on the ability of people to find housing in the private rented sector. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) We are currently monitoring the practice of landlords charging rent in advance to understand the impacts on tenants and will take action if necessary. The Government is committed to redressing the balance between landlord and tenant. The Renters’ Rights Bill will provide tenants with greater protections against unreasonable within-tenancy rent increases and put an end to rental bidding wars which unfairly pits tenants against each other. |
Private Rented Housing
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of her proposed regulatory changes on the private rented sector in relation to (a) the level of rents for new tenancies and (b) the supply of homes available on the market for private rent. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) An impact assessment for the regulatory changes proposed in the forthcoming Renters’ Rights Bill will be published in the usual way. |
Private Rented Housing: Construction
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on build to rent; and what assessment she has made of the impact of her policies on private rented sector regulation on future investment in the build to rent sector. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) This government is supportive of the Build to Rent sector and wants it to grow further. We do not expect our forthcoming Renters’ Rights Bill to have a destabilising effect on the rental market and will continue to work with good landlords and their representative associations throughout implementation. |
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Independent - Runcorn and Helsby) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of recent trends in the number of Section 21 notices that have been issued in (a) the UK, (b) the North West and (c) Runcorn and Helsby Constituency. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Figures relating to Section 21 eviction proceedings in individual constituencies in England are not held by the department, but we know that chronic insecurity in the private rented sector in the North West have real-life consequences for individuals and families. Tenants across England will benefit from the measures in the forthcoming Renters’ Rights Bill, including the abolition of Section 21 evictions. Housing policy is devolved in Scotland and Wales. |
Private Rented Housing
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Friday 6th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help ensure landlords do not leave the rental market. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government values the contribution made by responsible landlords who provide quality homes to their tenants and believes they must enjoy robust grounds for possession where there is good reason to take their property back. However, we are determined to level decisively the playing field between landlords and private tenants by providing the latter with greater security, rights and protections and cracking down on the minority of unscrupulous landlords who exploit, mistreat or discriminate against renters. We do not expect our forthcoming Renters’ Rights Bill to have a destabilising effect on the rental market and will continue to work with good landlords and their representative associations throughout implementation. |
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Asked by: Kevin Bonavia (Labour - Stevenage) Thursday 5th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to enable local authorities to bring in rent controls for people in the private rented sector. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government does not support the introduction of rent controls. We have made clear that we intend to use the Renters’ Rights Bill to provide tenants with greater protections against unreasonable within-tenancy rent increases. |
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood) Wednesday 4th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to prevent bidding wars in the private rented sector; and when she plans to bring forward the Renters’ Rights Bill. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government is committed to bring forward a Renters’ Rights Bill as a priority. The Bill will decisively level the playing field between landlord and tenant by providing renters with greater security, rights and protections and we will crack down on the minority of unscrupulous landlords who exploit, mistreat or discriminate against tenants. The Bill will introduce new laws that will prohibit the practice of rental bidding, which unfairly pit tenants against one another. |
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood) Wednesday 4th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent private rented landlords from seeking rents above the advertised price. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government is committed to bring forward a Renters’ Rights Bill as a priority. The Bill will decisively level the playing field between landlord and tenant by providing renters with greater security, rights and protections and we will crack down on the minority of unscrupulous landlords who exploit, mistreat or discriminate against tenants. The Bill will introduce new laws that will prohibit the practice of rental bidding, which unfairly pit tenants against one another. |
Private Rented Housing: High Peak
Asked by: Jon Pearce (Labour - High Peak) Wednesday 4th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the average increase in rent for private properties in High Peak constituency in the last 12 months; and what assessment she has made of the affordability of rent increases for people on average earnings in High Peak constituency. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government has made clear that we intend to use the Renters’ Rights Bill to provide tenants with greater protections against unreasonable within-tenancy rent increases. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the average increase in rent. Private rents across the UK increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to June 2024 (provisional estimate), down from 8.7% in the 12 months to May 2024. The average monthly private rent in High Peak was £850 in June 2024. This was an increase from £780 in June 2023, a 8.9% rise. The Government appreciates that housing costs are likely a households highest monthly expense. In 2022-23, housing costs took an average of 37% of private tenants’ income, in comparison to 32% for social renters and 18% for owner occupiers.
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Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden) Monday 2nd September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tenancy support duty for possessions proceedings for the private rented sector. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Renters’ Rights Bill will support quicker, cheaper resolution when there are disputes, preventing them escalating to court. A new ombudsman service for the private rented sector will provide fair, impartial and binding resolution to both landlords and tenants. My department will continue to work alongside the Ministry of Justice to explore options for pre-action resolution, to help ensure that only cases which need adjudication come to court. |
Private Rented Housing: Rents
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Wednesday 31st July 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for (a) restrictions on rent increases and (b) other rent controls in the domestic private rented sector. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Government does not support the introduction of rent controls. We have made clear that we intend to use the Renters’ Rights Bill to provide tenants with greater protections against unreasonable within-tenancy rent increases. |
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Asked by: Michael Payne (Labour - Gedling) Tuesday 30th July 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for banning Section 21 evictions. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July, the Government will bring forward a Renters’ Rights Bill as a priority. The Bill will level decisively the playing field between landlord and tenant and end Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions. |
Parliamentary Research |
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Renters' Rights Bill 2024-25 - CBP-10106
Oct. 03 2024 Found: Renters' Rights Bill 2024-25 |
Housing insecurity in the private rented sector in England: policy implications - POST-PN-0730
Sep. 18 2024 Found: ’ Rights Bill.10 The Renters’ Rights Bill aims “to give greater rights and protections to people renting |
Housing insecurity in the private rented sector in England: drivers and impacts - POST-PN-0729
Sep. 18 2024 Found: This includes evidence -based analysis of issues related to the Renters’ Rights Bill, which had its |
Statutory homelessness (England): Causes and government policy - CBP-10067
Jul. 30 2024 Found: This measure will be included in the Renters Rights Bill, announced in The King’s Speech 2024 . |
Petitions |
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Extend the Freedom of Information Act to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) Petition Open - 23 SignaturesSign this petition 28 May 2025 closes in 5 months, 3 weeks We think RSLs exercise functions similar to those of local authorities but are not subject to the same scrutiny. We think this right could enable tenants and residents to obtain risk assessments, safety certificates, and other documents vital to holding RSLs (and their subsidiaries) to account. Found: We think this goal can be achieved by amending the Renters' Rights Bill to designate RSLs (and their |
Department Publications - Policy paper |
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Friday 22nd November 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Renters’ Rights Bill: Impact assessment Document: (PDF) Found: Renters’ Rights Bill: Impact assessment |
Friday 22nd November 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Renters’ Rights Bill: Impact assessment Document: Renters’ Rights Bill: Impact assessment (webpage) Found: Renters’ Rights Bill: Impact assessment |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Wednesday 6th November 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Emergency fund launched for rough sleepers this winter Document: Emergency fund launched for rough sleepers this winter (webpage) Found: Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions will be abolished through the Renters’ Rights Bill, immediately putting |
Friday 25th October 2024
Home Office Source Page: Minister sets out measures in Windrush reset Document: Minister sets out measures in Windrush reset (webpage) Found: From introducing our Renters’ Rights Bill and our Employment Rights Bill, and developing our Race Equality |
Wednesday 9th October 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Renter protections closer as Bill progresses through Parliament Document: Renter protections closer as Bill progresses through Parliament (webpage) Found: The Renters’ Rights Bill returns to Parliament today and will be debated for the first time by MPs as |
Sunday 22nd September 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Measures to ensure decent homes for all Document: Measures to ensure decent homes for all (webpage) Found: will be brought forward this autumn, and protections will be extended to private rented sector through Renters |
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: How we’re protecting renters Document: How we’re protecting renters (webpage) Found: Our Renters’ Rights Bill will put an end to bad practices, such as landlords and letting agents forcing |
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Landmark reforms to give greater security for 11 million renters Document: Landmark reforms to give greater security for 11 million renters (webpage) Found: The Renters’ Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament today, will ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions for |
Wednesday 17th July 2024
Scotland Office Source Page: Scottish Secretary responds to the King's Speech Document: Scottish Secretary responds to the King's Speech (webpage) Found: Bills which will apply in Scotland: Renters Rights Bill [only in respect of discrimination against tenants |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Wednesday 11th September 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Guide to the Renters’ Rights Bill Document: Guide to the Renters’ Rights Bill (webpage) Found: Guide to the Renters’ Rights Bill |
Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics |
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Nov. 22 2024
Regulatory Policy Committee Source Page: Renters’ Rights Bill: RPC opinion (green-rated) Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: Renters’ Rights Bill: RPC opinion (green-rated) |
Nov. 22 2024
Regulatory Policy Committee Source Page: Renters’ Rights Bill: RPC opinion (green-rated) Document: Renters’ Rights Bill: RPC opinion (green-rated) (webpage) Statistics Found: Renters’ Rights Bill: RPC opinion (green-rated) |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Sep. 17 2024
Regulatory Policy Committee Source Page: Renters’ Rights Bill: statement from the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) Document: Renters’ Rights Bill: statement from the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) (webpage) News and Communications Found: Renters’ Rights Bill: statement from the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) |
Sep. 11 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: How we’re protecting renters Document: How we’re protecting renters (webpage) News and Communications Found: Our Renters’ Rights Bill will put an end to bad practices, such as landlords and letting agents forcing |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Jul. 26 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Source Page: Cost of living update Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: the King’ s Speech that legislation will be introduced to give greater rights to renters through the Renters |
Non-Departmental Publications - Policy paper |
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Jul. 17 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: King's Speech 2024: background briefing notes Document: (PDF) Policy paper Found: ’ Rights Bill ................................ ................................ .................... |
Scottish Committee Publications |
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Thursday 21st November 2024
Report - A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on the delegated powers that are relevant to Scotland in the Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation). Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Renters' Rights Bill Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Found: Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Renters' Rights Bill A report |
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) |
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Intergovernmental activity update Q3 2024
Thursday 31st October 2024 This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter three (July-September) of 2024. View source webpage Found: Scottish Government Product Regulation and Metrology Bill 24 September 2024 Consent not recommended Renters |
Scottish Parliamentary Debates |
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Minister for Parliamentary Business
60 speeches (34,729 words) Tuesday 1st October 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill, one for the Great British Energy Bill, one for the Renters - Link to Speech |