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HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)As I take it, the Minister has agreed that he will consider including disputes. That is a separate point from whether they are part of the ombudsperson; it is about whether their…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister confirm that he thinks that bidding wars that are not advertised beforehand constitute dishonesty?23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I also support some of the other important amendments in the group. Amendment 160, from my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich, is about ensuring that rents cannot…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will speak to amendments 197 to 201 and new clause 66. I also support the other amendments put forward by my Front-Bench colleagues: amendments 160, 161 and so on. The reason…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to support the amendments tabled by our Front Benchers and to ask the Minister about holiday lets. The holiday or short-term let market is due to be regulated, so this is…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)But then you wouldn’t apply!23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)That is an interesting question. In amendments 200 and 201, they would be linked to CPI or median local rents. Where that has been introduced in Belgium, two-thirds of landlords…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)The duty does not mean a requirement for a place for every person; it means that there is a duty to analyse the need of the person, assess their ability to access the market and…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)We are talking about in-tenancy rent controls, and I think there are cases where they should be devolved and cases where they should be decided by the Government. Different…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Grainger currently does it on its fixed-term rents, and almost all new rents are fixed-term rents for a period of time. The Minister is right: we do not know what Grainger will do…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister must acknowledge that local authorities will push lots of constituents back to the very last statutorily permitted minute because their resources are so pressured.…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)The timetable referred to is two weeks. We all know about the crisis in people being able to get a lawyer, seek advice or even get an appointment at a citizens advice bureau: it…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Further to that, will a judgment of a 5A be in the public domain and therefore available or declarable to potential new landlords? I am asking because a section 21 is not, but a…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)They could, so why not? It would be expected if a property was marketed at a certain price for that to be the accepted price. If someone puts a section 13 down, it is a form of…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am trying to ensure that courts will be empowered, required or encouraged—whatever form of words the Minister wants—to consider the guidance that he has outlined in making their…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)What is the average profit that someone makes when selling a property?23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 200, in clause 5, page 5, line 17, at end insert— “(4F) It shall be an implied term of every assured tenancy to which this section applies that percentage…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 5 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 6 Challenging amount or increase of rent Amendment…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I think the Minister is missing a trick here, because we have tabled some reasonable amendments. I welcome the fact that he seemed to suggest that it is already possible, via…23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Seventh sitting)Another advantage of doing it through the property portal is that it helps to speed up the digitalisation process that the Government are so keen on with the courts. The portal…23 Nov 2023