Renters’ Rights Bill

Debate between Baroness Taylor of Stevenage and Lord Hacking

Monday 28th April 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Hacking (Lab)]

My noble friend has replied to my Amendments 115 and 116, but I would be grateful if she could agree to talk further on them, particularly Amendment 116. It is an extraordinary situation how a landlord is not permitted to prevent a tenant moving into a property even though the tenant has not done the basic thing of paying the rent in advance. It is not an excessive amount of rent; in my case, as I explained to my noble friend, it is the rent for the rest of the month—a modest payment. Why on earth can a landlord not say, “You can’t come into the property until you’ve paid your rent”? You always pay rent in advance.

[Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)]

I would just reiterate the comments I made to my noble friend that, having undertaken a tenancy, gone through the process of vetting and paid the deposit and the holding deposit, it will be a very rare case where the tenant proceeds not to pay their first month’s rent.

Renters’ Rights Bill

Debate between Baroness Taylor of Stevenage and Lord Hacking

Thursday 24th April 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Hacking (Lab)]

Happily, my noble friend has already sat down, so I need not use that phraseology. She will remember that all my amendments discussed today related to the 12-month provision. Will she agree to my also coming to any further discussions she has on the 12-month issue?

[Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)]

All noble Lords, including my noble friends, will of course be welcome to any meetings that are held.