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HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 62, page 89, line 25, after “residential landlord” insert— “, whose property is not managed by an agent who is a member of an independent…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)We move on to the chapter on landlord redress schemes. The Opposition agree on the need for effective measures, but we need to make sure that those measures are functional in…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)It has been helpful to hear from the Minister in detail on those points. The intention of amendment 65 was to avoid a risk of double jeopardy for a landlord if they had a managing…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment made : 23, in clause 62, page 90, line 16, at end insert— “(4A) Regulations under…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)I raised the question to bring some clarity to it. My hon. Friend the Member for Broadland and Fakenham, who has a lot more legal experience than I do, highlighted that different…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)What the Minister said in respect of the consolidated fund is very helpful. I posed the question because, under the Bill, we will create responsibilities for the local authority…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)Not that they need it, but the Government have our support in their stance on this issue. The hon. Member for Bristol Central raises an important point. From my experience in…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Sixth sitting)I have a few questions and would be grateful for the Minister’s response. In this chapter of the Bill, the regulations will clearly do a lot of the heavy lifting on what the…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The Opposition broadly support the clauses. I have some questions for the Minister, which are matters not of amendment but of clarification. Clause 35 deals with tenancies where…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)I put on the record my thanks to the Minister for the prompt and detailed response to the points made. We had a brief discussion this morning about a small omission involving, for…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)It is helpful to have this conversation with regard to insurance that covers the loss of rent and insurance that specifically requires the prohibition of a child living with…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)As the Minister has outlined, this is a fairly straightforward translation. First, I presume the measures will require a legislative consent motion on the part of the Welsh…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)The Opposition welcome the points made in this debate. We want the following issue to be addressed. If it is expected that a dispute resolution process will be undertaken or that…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 61, in schedule 1, page 170, line 13, at end insert— “23A In Ground 14, in each of paragraphs (a) and (aa), for ‘likely to cause’ substitute ‘capable of…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)Each new Bill is an opportunity to consider as widely as possible the issues that our constituents may face. A property that has been adapted for occupation by someone with care…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 59, in schedule 1, page 170, line 13, at end insert— “23A After Ground 8 insert— ‘Ground 8A The landlord who is seeking possession, or, in the case of…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I managed to make the dubious mistake of making the wrong points when I moved the amendment, but the Minister has brought us back to exactly the points I omitted to make. Concerns…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)Amendments 62 and 63 also deal with grounds for possession. Amendment 62 is intended to address situations where possession of a property may be required for persons on whom the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 62, in schedule 1, page 170, line 3, at end insert— “(za) for the first unnumbered paragraph, substitute— ‘At the date of the service of the notice under…29 Oct 2024