Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Tenant Fees Bill (Third sitting)

"I thank the Minister for that clarification. As things stand, even after the passage of this Bill, landlords will have more power than tenants. I am supportive of the Government’s position on encouraging flexibility from landlords. Of course, as we have recounted, the good landlords will always show that flexibility …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Tenant Fees Bill (Second sitting)

"Q As the Bill stands, how will you even learn if a landlord or letting agent is charging a non-permitted fee?

Alex McKeown: It will be through the complaints. That is one of the problems in trading standards. When a tenant goes to make a complaint to their local …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Tenant Fees Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Simon, you have talked about the need to inform tenants about their rights better.

Councillor Blackburn: Absolutely. To answer your question very directly, we are talking about very vulnerable people who do not complain and do not go to their local trading standards—first, because they do not understand …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Tenant Fees Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Is there anything the legislation could do, or that we could introduce, that would further protect those very vulnerable people?

Councillor Blackburn: There are already rules about not evicting tenants as an act of spite, but we are dealing with rogue traders, so the notion that they would …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Tenant Fees Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Are you suggesting that local authorities and trading standards would go out proactively and ask people whether they have been subjected to non-permitted payments?

Alex McKeown: I think that would be difficult, because the only way you could ask people is by working closely with housing teams to …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 05 Jun 2018
Tenant Fees Bill (First sitting)

"May I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? My partner and I rent out two properties, and we are also tenants...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Tenant Fees Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes). Like him, I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as my partner and I rent out properties, although we are also private sector tenants.

I wish to congratulate the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 May 2018
Tenant Fees Bill

"I would certainly like the Government to look at what advice and support is offered to people who find themselves in extremis.

Landlords’ loss of earnings do not compare to the trauma faced by tenants in a situation in which they just cannot pay the rent. Some such situations call …..."
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Written Question

Non-domestic Rates

Monday 9th October 2017

Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the £300 million discretionary rate relief fund to support businesses has been issued to ratepayers.

Answered by Marcus Jones

Many local authorities have made good progress in implementing their local discretionary schemes and have published the details of their eligibility criteria. Further to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on the 14 September on the progress of the Business Rates relief schemes announced at the Budget, I wrote to authorities encouraging them to speed up implementation. My Department will publish a list of authorities which have rebilled, shortly.

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Written Question

Non-domestic Rates

Monday 9th October 2017

Asked by: Paul Williams (Labour - Stockton South)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have published details of the eligibility criteria for the £300 million discretionary relief fund to support businesses with increased rates bills; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Marcus Jones

Many local authorities have made good progress in implementing their local discretionary schemes and have published the details of their eligibility criteria. Further to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on the 14 September on the progress of the Business Rates relief schemes announced at the Budget, I wrote to authorities encouraging them to speed up implementation. My Department will publish a list of authorities which have rebilled, shortly.

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