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HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q The question is about the impact on supply. A prospective landlord may decide from the outset to insure their rental income from the property, but after the required credit…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q What I am hearing from constituents affected by it is that rent in advance is the method by which they get around this, as well as guarantors potentially, but if the Bill…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Your organisation previously warned that young people could be forced out of rural communities due to a lack of affordable and available homes. How do you feel this Bill will…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q May I pursue a couple of points, Mr Bhakta, on the difference between things set out in legislation and the use of guidance? I know that you gave evidence previously on this…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q This is the second time that Parliament has had a go at reforming renters’ rights. Could you tell us how you feel this Bill is different in what it means for tenants, compared…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Beadle, reflecting on what you said in respect of the right of the tenant to challenge rent increases, it seems to me, as drafted, that the consequence is that a tenant will…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much indeed; that is helpfully clear on the point about supply. In written evidence you have warned that some proposals to reform the private rented sector could…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q I think that today has been a very illuminating opportunity and I would like to ask you, Minister, to share your thinking around three points that have been raised that I think…22 Oct 2024HANSARD City and Town Centres: RegenerationIt has been a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair ] I am sure it will continue to be a pleasure to serve under the chairmanship of…16 Oct 2024HANSARD City and Town Centres: RegenerationMy hon. Friend represents the county town of Kent and presses the case that the leader of Kent county council, Councillor Roger Gough, makes: as the county town, it is…16 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent, Frederick Cooksley, was sent a fine by the Mayor of London for breaching the ultra low emission zone rules, despite driving on a road where the ULEZ does not…10 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.10 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThe hon. Member raises a good point about rogue landlords. Let us reflect on some of the complaints that we have heard. Ant infestations, widespread evidence of mould causing…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillIn Scotland, where similar regulations have been implemented, there has been an exodus from the market of smaller private landlords in particular, and those properties have fallen…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillAs a constituency Member of Parliament and former councillor, I entirely recognise the hon. Lady’s point, but what the hon. Member for Rugby said was significant because we need…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI will make some progress and move on to another area that has been debated. I know that the Minister will wish to have time to sum up on many of these points as well. A number of…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI am sure the Minister will have heard that question and will address it, but there is a consistent pattern. A number of Members referenced yesterday’s debate on VAT on school…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillMy hon. Friend represents Dumfries and Galloway and therefore knows a great deal about the impact that these measures have, because he has seen at first hand the impact on his…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillIt is a pleasure to wind up for the Opposition in what has been a comprehensive debate. I add my thanks to all Members who made so many interesting points about different aspects…09 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. After 20 years’ experience in local authorities on education and children’s services and as a father of young…08 Oct 2024