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HANSARDRenters (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 (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 (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 (Seventh sitting)I repeat the declarations that I have made previously in Committee about the support I get for running the all-party parliamentary group for renters and rental reform, the rent I…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 (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister confirm that he thinks that bidding wars that are not advertised beforehand constitute dishonesty?23 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am sceptical about the need for a special student carve-out. The National Union of Students is sceptical as well, but it did acknowledge that if worded correctly it could…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise to support the amendment —no surprise there. We have a crisis not only in our private rented sector, but with the burdens that local authorities are having placed on them,…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Member mentions selective licensing, which is important. Do we need to review the way that authorities apply for selective licensing? Should there be an assumption that…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise to support the amendments. I think this clause is particularly pernicious. I do not know whether other Members do this, but I have a tendency in the evening, when my staff…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend will note that such provisions exist in other areas, where the first right of refusal is given. Surely if this legislation is passed, the landlord will always first…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)May I press the Minister on that point? If a tenant leaves within the two-month notice period, does the Minister really think that they should be bound to pay those two months’…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend talked about the insecurity for tenants if the measure is not implemented in time, but does he also think that if it is not clear when it will be implemented, there…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I rise to support these three amendments. Amendment 150 is, of course, inextricably linked to amendment 149, which we will come on to shortly. I want to talk about the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)Thank you, Mr Gray. We have a problem here. It is important that the court is able to weigh up where the greater hardship is. Is it a greater hardship to evict a tenant who has…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I should have declared at the beginning that I am a trustee at the University of Bradford Union of Students, which has a board member place on Unipol, the student lettings agency.21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)Following on from the debate on the last group of amendments, I want to add my concern about ground 6A. Where there are issues with fire or flood, landlords are often expected to…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I want us to give the Minister an opportunity to elaborate on court reform, because it is also relevant to this clause, in terms of when it will be implemented and the indicators…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Fifth sitting)I totally take that point. I am talking specifically about the short-term problem. On the all-party parliamentary group for renters and rental reform, we heard from Gemma…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am not inclined to press my amendment, because the Minister has given assurances that he will go away and rethink the clause. I am still not happy about the clause, and we will…21 Nov 2023