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HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will write to noble Lords confirming the policy on publication of research. I think it is a matter of publication and then for Members to call it forward if they wish to…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hacking and the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott and Lady Thornhill, for their amendments, and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for moving the…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am not sure whether it is because of the late hour, but my Whip, sitting on the Front Bench with me, just sent me a dancing emoji, as if to show me how to show passion…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for his amendments, which relate to tenants ending an assured tenancy and joint tenancies. In doing so, I thank him for raising the…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, for his amendments relating to pets and rental discrimination, and the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, the noble Baronesses,…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, for his amendments relating to the regulation of property agents. I also thank the noble Lords, Lord Young, Lord Truscott and Lord…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillThe comment related to the finishing of the Bill. There may be subsequent work to be done on it after that.12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, may I say how sorry I am to have to deal with Lord Etherton’s amendments after his sad passing? I did not have a long time to get to know him, but during my time in this…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, the central aim of the Renters’ Rights Bill is to give tenants more security in their homes. Landlords must not be able to evict tenants without a ground for possession,…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for tabling Amendment 206, ably supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, who moved it, and I thank the noble…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for tabling her amendments relating to rental bidding. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for contributing. I will…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI do not have any statistics in front of me, but I will come back to noble Lords on that point.12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, before I respond directly to the amendments, the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, talked about denying people access to housing, including students, care leavers and people on…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for her amendments relating to guarantors and family members, as well as the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, and the noble Lord,…12 May 2025