Found: Summary Report stage and third reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill [15 of 2023 -24], as amended in
Written Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Inquiry: Work of the County CourtFound: the prospect of reform of the PRS in England from the Renters (Reform) Bill.5 1 Evicting tenants
Written Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Inquiry: Work of the County CourtFound: The Government should publish the Justice Impact Test it has conducted on how the Renters (Reform
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the proportion of private rental properties that do not meet the decent homes standard; and what plans he has to help improve housing quality.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The most recent data on properties in the private rented sector (PRS) that failed to meet the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) are published at: English Housing Survey 2022 to 2023: headline report (data on dwelling condition is in Chapter 4).
Through the Renters (Reform) Bill, we are legislating to apply the Decent Homes Standard to the PRS for the first time.
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of court processes for the repossession of rental properties before the commencement of the Renters (Reform) Bill.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
With regards to specialist housing courts and the impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on levels of demand on the courts, I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to Question UIN 203400 on 26 October 2023 and Question UIN 10066 on 25 January 2024.
The Government monitors possession claim actions in the county courts using the Mortgage and Landlord Possession Statistics published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice. We will set out further details shortly about how we will assess the operation of the courts in the context of the changes to possession processes which we are introducing through the Renters (Reform) Bill.
Apr. 10 2024
Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: learning and evaluation reportFound: Partnerships for People and Place: learning and evaluation report
Report Mar. 28 2024
Committee: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)Found: affordable housing units delivered by 2028 are expected to be for owner’s occupation (as opposed to being rental
Mentions:
1: Baroness Thornhill (LD - Life peer) Add to this the quiet death of the Renters (Reform) Bill—I hope the Minister will have an update on that—and - Speech Link
2: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) I thank the Minister for her time discussing it, and for her assurances that the Renters (Reform) Bill - Speech Link
3: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab - Life peer) But the Renters (Reform) Bill has disappeared. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) , Lady Twycross, and the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, brought up the renters Bill and assured tenancies. - Speech Link
Mar. 26 2024
Source Page: Whole of Government Accounts, 2021-22Found: • Phase 3: Reform involving addressing systemic challenges in the local audit system and embedding
Written Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disabled people in the housing sectorFound: The private and social rental sector both need major reform.