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HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q The second part was about whether there should be some sort of recompense for tenants who are moving out, even if it is legitimate that they are moving out, through no fault of…16 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am happy to write to the Minister with some examples.15 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am very supportive of the regulations and wish they were being made permanent, instead of us having to come back here in 18 months. Does the Minister agree that one of the big…15 Nov 2023HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023On antisocial behaviour, sometimes the problem is that the police do not have the resources to manage legitimate crowds and groups of people leaving bars and venues, and therefore…15 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)You are saying you think work needs to be done but you are not quite sure of the solution yet. James Prestwich: Yes, that is probably the case.14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)That sounds a little inconclusive. James Prestwich: Yes, it is.14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q You said that the two-month period seemed quite short, and four months might be preferable. We heard earlier about the cost of moving, as well as the difficulty. Where there are…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q So the property portal should be accessible for you to see that detail of it—potentially in public generally, or for the potential tenant? Fiona Rutherford: Importantly for the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q We have heard that within that period the court’s part is actually relatively strict; the bailiff’s part is the particular problem. Are you saying that it is the bailiff’s part…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q The Government said in the King’s Speech that they wanted to bring forward amendments to prevent what is often called “No DSS” discrimination—“no benefits” discrimination.…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q What is the context? Ian Fletcher: The context is that at the moment the way rents are often set in the build-to-rent sector is to give the tenants some certainty. They will…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Should this information be public, or is it that before you sign the contract you should have access to the check so that you can quality-assure your landlord? I am trying to…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Because the landlord has the power, and is renting the product out. The consumer is assessing whether they find that product useful. They have a very different relationship to…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Ben, you propose six months on both sides, but you seem to be suggesting that a student or someone would maliciously come in for a month, and then say, “I’m off.” Is it not the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)We know that the Government have abandoned the EPC.14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)Ah, okay. Theresa Wallace: Just to add to that, at the moment you do not always have a fixed term. You can have a periodic tenancy, and you can put the rent up annually. That does…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q Should people be able to see the previous rents in that property through the property portal? Should tenants who are now in the property be able to say, “How much did the last…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)Usually it is a dialogue, but anyway—14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Second sitting)Q So are you saying that for local authority enforcement, it should be easier for them to effectively de-list or bar someone on the property portal from re-renting that property?…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (First sitting)Q How long should it be? Dame Clare Moriarty: The original proposition was two years, which we think is a reasonable amount of time. Whether you would restart the clock at a rent…14 Nov 2023