Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I have listened very carefully to the Minister’s response to my amendment. However, my strong feeling—which is supported, as I said, by Grenfell United—is that professionalism is very important in the industry. I do not believe that the Government’s amendments go far enough, so I would like to …..."Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 08 Jul 2022
Local Authority (Housing Allocation) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, it was really good to hear the noble Lord, Lord Mann, introduce his Bill. To me, it seems eminently sensible and practical as a way forward, so I assure him that we fully support it.
The noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market, asked a couple of quite …..."Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 29th June 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to support individuals who rent and have a pet (1) dog, or (2) cat, find suitable accommodation.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Everyone has the right to make the house they rent a home and responsible pet owners should not be discriminated against. This is why the Government have outlined legislative plans in our recently published White Paper, 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector', to ensure that private landlords do not unreasonably withhold consent when tenants request to have a pet in their home. We will also give tenants a right to challenge unreasonable decisions.
Alongside this, we will make it easier for landlords to accept pets by amending the Tenant Fees Act 2019 to include pet insurance as a permitted payment. This means landlords will be able to require pet insurance, so that any damage to their property is covered.
Currently landlords can use the Model Tenancy Agreement (MTA), the government's recommended contract for assured shorthold tenancies in the private rented sector, which aims to make it easier for tenants with pets to find private landlords who will accept them.
Written Question
Wednesday 29th June 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the uptake of the revised Model Tenancy Agreement to support more pet-friendly accommodation.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
The Government has not made any specific assessment of the uptake of the revised Model Tenancy Agreement (MTA) in relation to supporting more pet-friendly accommodation. The most recent report from the English Private Landlord Survey (EPLS 2021) showed that 52% of landlords who responded said they used the MTA for assured shorthold tenancies. The same report also showed that less than half (45%) of private landlords are unwilling to let to tenants with pets.
The revision of the MTA aimed to make it easier for tenants with pets to find private landlords who will accept them. While the use of the MTA and adherence to its contents is optional, we set out in our White Paper, ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’, that we will go further by legislating to ensure that private landlords do not unreasonably withhold consent when tenants request to have a pet in their home. Tenants will be able to challenge unreasonable decisions. Alongside this, we will make it easier for landlords to accept pets by amending the Tenant Fees Act 2019 to include pet insurance as a permitted payment. This means landlords will be able to require pet insurance, so that any damage to their property is covered.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Jun 2022
Roma Community: Levelling Up
"My Lords, my noble friend asked about the national strategy and progress, but surely one of the problems is the Government’s ongoing resistance to cross-departmental strategies on race equality issues. How will the levelling-up Bill address this? How will it get that resistance sorted and get departments to genuinely work …..."Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Jun 2022
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, this has been a fairly short but excellent debate on this Bill, enhanced by the really good speech of the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose. I warmly welcome him to this House and look forward to his future contributions.
As my noble friend Lady Wilcox said in her introduction, …..."Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2022
United Kingdom: The Union
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lisvane, for bringing this excellent debate to the House. It has been extremely interesting and was very much enhanced by the valedictory speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn, and we wish him good luck for the future.
I …..."Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jun 2022
Housing: Private Renters
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their English Housing Survey: a segmentation analysis of private renters, published on 16 June, what plans they have to improve conditions for private renters...."Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jun 2022
Housing: Private Renters
"My Lords, by planning to remove Section 21, the Government have rightly recognised that security of tenure is one of the biggest issues for renters. The White Paper talks about the need to protect renters from evictions while also talking about making the eviction process as straight- forward as possible. …..."Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
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