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HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich for his comments. I am in general agreement with his point about needing to extend the period beyond which a property can be…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his well-made point. In Shropshire, citizens advice bureaux sometimes refer people to their MP’s office because they do not have the capacity to…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am interested in what the hon. Gentleman suggests, and I am broadly supportive of it. If we get this right, we should see a stable private rented sector where rents do not go up…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 132, in clause 10, page 13, line 11, leave out “three” and insert “six”. This amendment would increase the time which must elapse between a landlord taking…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)Once again, I draw the Committee’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, on which there are two jointly owned properties: a residential property…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I tabled these amendments to reflect…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 130, in schedule 1, page 75, line 4, leave out paragraph 23. This amendment would maintain the existing definition of anti-social behaviour as being…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)We heard extensively from the representative of Grainger plc about antisocial behaviour. I felt that her evidence demonstrated clearly that the existing grounds were adequate for…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I welcome the support from Opposition Members, who, I think, have summed up the issue very well. There is an increased threat of eviction even if these cases are not taken to…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I welcome the Minister’s intervention. It is sometimes hard for us to put ourselves in the position of the tenant who may not have the professional skills of some of us in this…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point about short fixed terms, and I absolutely agree with him. To be clear, my proposal was for a long fixed term of at least three…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)In the interests of avoiding repetition, I will keep my remarks fairly brief. As I outlined on Second Reading, Liberal Democrats welcome the Bill. We welcome the objective of…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I should have referred this morning to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I apologise for that oversight and refer Members to it now. I rise to support the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDService Accommodation8. What steps he is taking to improve service accommodation for armed forces personnel.20 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I welcome the Minister’s statement last week that 60% of homes with damp and mould will be receiving support, because that has been such a big issue at RAF Shawbury in my…20 Nov 2023HANSARDService AccommodationA constituent of mine who lives in Clive barracks at Tern Hill in Shropshire has reported that he lives in rat-infested accommodation, sometimes with two to six soldiers living in…20 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I just want to go back to that point. Earlier, I used the word “unprofessional”. What I meant was amateur rather than negligent or wilfully reckless. There are a lot of…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)To clarify, I do not mean that they are deliberately unprofessional. I just mean that they may not be on top of all the legislative changes. Linda Cobb: Yes. I think we need to…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q The market is fragmented. Lots of rented property is owned by people who only have between one and four properties. Those people are essentially unprofessional, even if they are…16 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to pick up on the point about delays in the court process. We heard this morning that the president of the Law Society is concerned about the lack of access to legal aid…16 Nov 2023