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HANSARDHousing: National Tenant BodyI can only repeat what I have said: if tenants want this body, we will work with them and do our best to make it happen. I do not think that anyone is dilly-dallying, but it is…10 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing: National Tenant BodyI hope I can be clear in responding to the noble Baroness that, for too long, landlords in all tenure types have not always taken tenants’ complaints as seriously as they should.…10 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing: National Tenant BodyI agree with the noble Baroness. Following the findings of the Grenfell inquiry, it is clear that the social housing system was not fit for purpose and that tenants were ignored.…10 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing: National Tenant BodyThe noble and learned Lord puts his finger on one of the issues. It is very important that at local level, at a specific housing association level and for local councils that have…10 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 76 to 85 and Amendments 123 to 125, to Clause 33 and Schedule 6 respectively. These relate to the mechanism by which private…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill07 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThat it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillWe need to continue to look at the evidence, and to look at the response to the letter that I will write to social landlords. We will then take further action, as necessary and if…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer, and the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, for their amendments on pets and for their continued engagement on these…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI hope that the next day of Report will go just like that. It will be wonderful. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, for Amendment 74. As he noted, I have added my name to it, and…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I know it is a hugely emotive and important issue for so many people, and we have had a good debate on it…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI hear what the noble Lord says, and I have listened to other noble Lords, but the evidence in the study that I cited is that three-quarters of landlords of those tenants who have…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Tope, for his amendment, the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, for moving it so ably, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for her…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott and Lady Thornhill, for their amendments, and the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, for again ably speaking to them. Amendment 60…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Kennedy of Cradley for her Amendment 61 and for bringing her expertise and experience to both today’s debate and discussions we have had…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am once again grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for raising these points, as well as to Citizens Advice for discussing them directly with our department, and…07 Jul 2025