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Renters' Rights Act Implementation

The Renters' Rights Act Implementation, overseen by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, is establishing the operational framework for delivering tenant protections including abolishing no-fault evictions and strengthening security of tenure. The implementation is currently active with a published roadmap and guidance on court readiness and social housing provisions. This represents a major reform of the private rental sector and social housing management.

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9 Feb 2023 | Committee report linked

The Government says it will make it illegal for landlords to have blanket bans on letting to benefit recipients. If this is a commitment to preventing landlords from discriminating against benefit recipients, it is unrealistic. If it is a commitment to preventing landlords from stating explicitly that they will not consider letting to benefit recipients, it is unambitious. Landlords who do not want to let to benefit recipients will simply choose not to do so. The real issue is twofold: there ...

The Government says it will make it illegal for landlords to have blanket bans on letting to benefit recipients. If this is a commitment to preventing landlords from discriminating against benefit recipients, it is unrealistic. If it is a commitment …

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13 Apr 2022 | Committee report linked

The complaints and redress mechanisms available to renters are also limited and complex. While there are mandatory redress schemes for social housing and for letting agency work, these are voluntary for private landlords and so most tenants must use the courts system to resolve disputes.40 We heard from tenant representatives that court action is too complicated, time consuming and, due to reductions in legal aid, unaffordable for most tenants.41

The complaints and redress mechanisms available to renters are also limited and complex. While there are mandatory redress schemes for social housing and for letting agency work, these are voluntary for private landlords and so most tenants must use the …

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13 Apr 2022 | Committee report linked

The Department told us that as part of its reform agenda, it plans to end Section 21 work and introduce a mandatory redress scheme for landlords, with which it intends to empower tenants and improve landlord compliance.42 However, the Department is yet to assess the success of its existing redress scheme for letting agents and does not know how it has affected tenant experiences of the lettings process.43 We heard from the Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association that...

The Department told us that as part of its reform agenda, it plans to end Section 21 work and introduce a mandatory redress scheme for landlords, with which it intends to empower tenants and improve landlord compliance.42 However, the Department …

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13 Apr 2022 | Committee report linked

To ensure that regulation and other forms of support are effective in protecting renters, the Department needs good data and insight into their experiences and the challenges they face. The Department told us that as part of its upcoming White Paper proposals, it is committed to understanding tenants’ perspectives and supporting vulnerable tenants through legislative changes, including by working alongside key stakeholders.46

To ensure that regulation and other forms of support are effective in protecting renters, the Department needs good data and insight into their experiences and the challenges they face. The Department told us that as part of its upcoming White …

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13 Apr 2022 | Committee report linked

The Department told us it is now returning to the strategic reform agenda and intends to publish a White Paper later in 2022.59 It has highlighted specific issues it plans to address as part of its reforms, including security of tenure, enforcement, and redress.60 However, it has not set out its overall ambition for the sector, and does not have a grasp on the overall size or shape of the private rental market.61 The Department’s planned reforms provide an opportunity to make significant impr...

The Department told us it is now returning to the strategic reform agenda and intends to publish a White Paper later in 2022.59 It has highlighted specific issues it plans to address as part of its reforms, including security of …

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31 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

The Government must introduce the Renters’ Reform Bill urgently. The Government does not want to introduce the Renters’ Reform Bill until the pandemic has finished, but this is at odds with the approach the Government has taken with NHS reforms. The Health Secretary told the House that the pandemic made the reforms “more not less urgent”. The same logic applies to the Renters’ Reform Bill and the urgent need to remove section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions. If the Government does not abolish section...

The Government must introduce the Renters’ Reform Bill urgently. The Government does not want to introduce the Renters’ Reform Bill until the pandemic has finished, but this is at odds with the approach the Government has taken with NHS reforms. …

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31 Mar 2021 | Committee report linked

We reiterate our offer to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the Renters’ Reform Bill, should the Government choose to publish the Bill in draft. (Paragraph 99) 40 Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19

We reiterate our offer to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the Renters’ Reform Bill, should the Government choose to publish the Bill in draft. (Paragraph 99) 40 Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19 Type: recommendation …

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