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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am a little bit confused as to where we go on this. We are hearing that there is no product at the moment, and there are differing views as to whether there will be a product.…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, this section of the Bill is set to introduce some significant changes affecting the rights of renters, the rights of landlords and the nature of the relationship between…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who took part in this engaging debate. I thank particularly my noble friend Lord Howard of Rising for moving Amendment 121, and my noble friend Lord…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am sorry to ask the Minister further questions, but is the Minister saying that landlords will be required to take pets without insurance or any further deposits if there is no…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Janke and Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for their important amendments on disability adaptations. This is a crucial issue, and the…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, Clause 14 aims to strengthen the transparency of rental agreements by requiring landlords to provide written terms at the outset of a tenancy. This is a welcome step…06 May 2025HANSARDHomelessness: Young AdultsMy Lords, in light of the rising rates of youth homelessness, can the Minister let me know how much of the £1 billion grant that has gone to local authorities has been…30 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Coffey for bringing Amendment 70 before the Committee today. It is a thoughtful and considered probing amendment that rightly recognises the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the insightful contributions made during this debate and the amendments we have discussed, particularly those proposed by my noble friend Lord Young of…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, as expected, this has been a technical and densely packed group of amendments, with numerous contributions from noble Lords who clearly possess deep knowledge of this…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 92, 93, 95, 102 and 105 in my name, which relate to rent controls and caps. I apologise if I repeat quite a bit that other noble Lords have…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in my response to all amendments in this group, I will be guided by a principle of stability and fairness—fairness for both tenants and landlords. This is not a debate…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to this group of amendments and to thank my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, and the noble Baroness, Lady…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, on the Minister’s last point on scaremongering, I do not think we are. I suggest that she might like to look at the latest weekend Bloomberg report on the rental sector…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillSo you could lose six or eight months—it could be nearly two years. If the Minister could confirm that, it would be useful.28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillOn that point, I have just gone online and it is still being quoted that there is a seven-month delay, as my noble friend Lord Northbrook said. If it becomes clear during the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillCan the Minister explain this? If a tribunal is taking quite a long time, then the decision is made and any increase happens from the date of that tribunal’s decision, and the…28 Apr 2025