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HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)On the basis of those assurances, I will withdraw the amendment. Clearly, we will have the opportunity to return to this debate later on. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I want to probe the Minister a bit on the point about substantial redevelopment. We are aware that to remedy issues of damp, for example, it is not uncommon for a landlord to need…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 60, in schedule 1, page 168, line 26, at end insert— “20A After Ground 6 insert— “Ground 6ZA The landlord or superior landlord who is seeking possession…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I shall do my best. It may be that, although seeking to comply with the rule of speaking to the Chair, I need to turn around more regularly to address the Committee. The point I…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I rise to speak to amendment 58. In general terms, I am very sympathetic to the points made by the hon. Member for Bristol Central. In comparison with the UK housing market, most…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)The Opposition supports the vast majority of these measures. We all recognise situations where a landlord is in breach of planning regulations, resulting in a property being…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 Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)Again, I agree with the Government on this matter. A lot of residential property transactions are undertaken by licensed conveyancers rather than by solicitors. That is a much…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I certainly do not want to imply that there would be any degree of political love-in, but on this matter, I agree with the Minister. It is worth saying for the record that we in…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)These amendments relate similarly to the issue of notice periods for grounds for sale. It is important to recognise that a very significant part of our housing supply continues to…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 4, page 6, line 14, leave out “1A,”.29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response. When we consider the history of this sector of our housing supply, it is clear that there have been many attempts by…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I hope the Committee will forgive me; this is the first time I have served on a Public Bill Committee as a…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert— “unless the tenant meets the student test where the tenancy is entered into. (1A) For the purposes of this…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)From our constituency work, many of us will be aware that when an individual has a “no recourse to public funds” condition because of their immigration status, although they may…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I commend the Government for the work they are doing to ensure that the statute book lines up across all the different pieces of legislation. Will the Minister inform the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)I would be grateful if the Minister shared the Government’s thinking on the interaction between this issue of liability for council tax and the legal duties on local authorities…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister will be delighted to know that I do not have a detailed, technical question to ask him on this clause, but I am sure that if he gives me some time, I will be able to…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 was the main vehicle for ensuring that the homelessness duty might be addressed through an offer in the private rented sector. That was a means…29 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)That goes a long way in providing the necessary assurance. It is necessary for there to be clarity, for example, where a contract includes not just the rent but council tax within…29 Oct 2024