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HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in Amendment 115 I am asking that the Government seriously consider repealing the right-to-rent policy. If any Bill is appropriate to repeal it, it is the Renters’…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have been pleasantly surprised by the support for this amendment from a range of bodies, including the Law Society and the National Residential Landlords Association,…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the Minister for her answer. It seems to me that the Government want to make the scheme work, whereas on our Benches we are fundamentally opposed, as a matter of…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am pleased that the Minister sounded assured in what she told us, and I accept what she says. However, that view is not shared by everyone. The Minister said that everyone…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillTo the noble Lords, Lord Carrington and Lord Hacking, I have to say that we do not want to do anything that would delay the Bill. We want its key statutes to be on the books as…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Best. In fact, one of my lines says that there should be only one port of call. If one of the main planks of the Bill is to drive up…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am hoping that some of the larger players will have ones that are off the shelf for the noble Lord to use. I am sure the Minister will be able to help out with that. Basically,…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, Amendments 87, 88 and 104, as we have heard, seek to raise the burden of proof to that of the criminal standard, “beyond reasonable doubt”, from the civil standard, “on…15 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing: National Tenant BodyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for establishing a national tenant body, as recommended by the Housing Ombudsman.10 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing: National Tenant BodyI thank the Minister for that Answer and am pleased at the positive response. We could be forgiven for thinking that everything in the garden is rosy and it is all going…10 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in view of the time, I will speak briefly to Amendment 43. I could simply say the first sentence: “We are strongly opposed to rent in advance because it is…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I do not know which amendment to start with really, but I will start with the least contentious. We agree with Amendment 42 that a review is imperative and should…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, the three amendments here are interesting. The noble Baroness is well aware that we share the same concerns as the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, regarding shared…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, much of what we have been debating is about balance. We have heard that word a lot today, and I guess it is fairly obvious to noble Lords by now that when it comes to a…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I listened almost with shock at what noble Lords were saying because I feel as if I am living in an alternate universe. They live in the cosy one—I smiled when the noble…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, we say ditto to every single thing that the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, said about anti-social behaviour. We all know it blights people’s lives and how difficult it is to…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will mainly speak to Amendments 4 and 21. It is fairly obvious that we will support Amendment 21 from the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford. We have a problem with Amendment 4—or we…01 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this Bill is something like that popular old spaghetti Western, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. Let us begin with the good. Chief among these aspects is the strong…25 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial HousingMy Lords, it would be churlish not to recognise the amount of money being put into social housing, but the Opposition will always say it is never enough so: it is never enough.…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMalvern Hills Bill [HL]I am a critic not of how the trust has managed the hills’ affairs—the general management —but of how it has managed the Bill process. I hope that that came across to everyone. I…04 Jun 2025