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HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 56 Extending discretion of court in possession claims “(1) The Housing Act 1988 is amended as…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 170, in clause 19, page 24, line 29, after “only if” insert “both at the date of the service of the notice and the date of the hearing”. This amendment…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)I note the Minister’s criticism of the new clause as drafted, but does he recognise the point it seeks to raise: the concern that vulnerable tenants might come under pressure from…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister says that this is not a delaying tactic. I take him at his word. Will he therefore explain why the two-stage transition process provided for by the clause does not…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I welcome the Minister’s response. What I remain unclear about—if he wishes to clarify this, I will happily allow him to intervene—is whether, in the Government’s view, the change…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I do not know about other members of the Committee, but from the reasons that the Minister stated, I take it that the change is a less stringent application. I will not press the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)Amendment 24 is a simple and straightforward measure that is designed purely to ensure that the Bill guarantees that the private rented sector will be brought within the purview…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I will speak to new clause 57. I will state up front that we welcome the Government amendments to clause 27 and in this area to toughen the sanctions on landlords who display the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to continue our deliberations with you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. Clause 63 is a short and straightforward clause that would require the Secretary of State to…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)Part 2 of the Bill concerns landlord redress schemes and the private rented sector database. We welcome part 2 and the Government’s intention to use its clauses to bring the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 165, in clause 26, page 36, line 21, leave out “£5,000” and insert “£30,000”. This amendment would increase the maximum financial penalty that local…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)That is useful clarification from the Minister. Based on the assurances he has given, I do not intend to press amendment 174 to a Division. I understand fully, with the caveats…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a very good point, which pre-empts one that I am about to make. We think that rent repayment orders can and do provide an incentive for landlords in these…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I welcome the Minister’s response. There may be a difference of principle here, in that we feel quite strongly, actually, that rent repayment orders should be extended to…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 176, in clause 34, page 41, line 33, at end insert— “(3A) The regulations must provide for the following information or documents to be provided to the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I very much welcome the Minister’s response and his statement that “much of” that information will be included on the portal. However, I want to press home why we think this is…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend’s point is well made. There is the potential—hopefully the Government recognise it—to reduce the burden on landlords by ensuring that there is a clear set of…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 173, in clause 23, page 31, line 29, at end insert— “(c) an agreement to which the Mobile Homes Act 1983 applies; or (d) any licence of a dwelling”. This…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Ninth sitting)That was a very helpful clarification from the Minister. I take it from his answer that, although the Government are quite rightly focused on bringing assured and regulated…28 Nov 2023HANSARDRenters (Reform) Bill (Tenth sitting)Ms Fovargue, may I take the opportunity to put on record our thanks to you and your colleagues in the Chair for overseeing our proceedings? I also thank our exemplary Clerks for…28 Nov 2023