Found: To clarify, is that digitisation process looking at what the Renters (Reform) Bill is going to look

Found: Recommendation: Once the Renters (Reform) Bill comes into force, the Secretary of State must use its

Found: It goes back to the point about affordability and supply, as well as the Renters Reform Bill and some

Found: It goes back to the point about affordability and supply, as well as the Renters Reform Bill and some

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce a moratorium on Section 21 eviction notices until Parliamentary consideration of the Renters' Reform Bill is concluded.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Renters’ Rights Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday 4 February. The Bill delivers the government’s manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions.

We want to see tenants benefit from these reforms as quickly as possible. We have therefore determined to introduce the new tenancy system for the private rented sector in one stage. Upon the commencement date, the new tenancy system will apply to all private tenancies – existing tenancies will become periodic, and any new tenancies will be governed by the new rules.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether landlords will have to pay a fee (1) to use the proposed Private Rented Sector Database, and (2) for the purposes of enforcement of the Decent Homes Standard, under the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Renters’ Rights Bill includes provisions for the Private Rented Sector Database to be funded through fees charged to private landlords when they register. Further details on fees will be set out in secondary legislation. We will take steps to make sure costs remain reasonable, proportionate and sustainable.

The new service will bring substantial benefits to landlords – providing a single source of information about their legal responsibilities, helping them showcase their compliance. It will also support local councils to enforce against unscrupulous landlords who undercut the responsible majority.

The Bill also provides local councils with the ability to prosecute or issue civil penalties for offences linked to Decent Homes Standard failures. Income generated from civil penalties can be used to fund further housing enforcement.

In accordance with the New Burdens Doctrine, we will ensure that, where necessary, the net additional costs that may fall on local councils as a result of our proposed reforms are fully funded.

Found: Many of the provisions in the bill are similar to the Renters (Reform) Bill 2023–24 introduced by the

Found: The bill builds on the Renters (Reform) Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons by the Conservative

Found: The Bill bears a marked resemblance to the Renters (Reform) Bill introduced by the previous government

Found: Many of the provisions in the bill are similar to the Renters (Reform) Bill 2023–24 introduced by the

Found: The bill builds on the Renters (Reform) Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons by the Conservative

Found: collection framework developed during the scoping study was based on the previous administration’s Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: collection framework developed during the scoping study was based on the previous administration’s Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: landlords were ne rvous about the legislative changes that were being proposed under the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: Launch of Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service ( HLPAS) (August 2023) • Forthcoming Renters Reform Bill

Found: Amendments were made to the Renters (Reform) Bill at committee stage of that Bill in November 2023.

Found: Parliament Statistics 2023-2024, SP Paper 764 89Business No Details Victims and Prisoners Bill; Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: Parliament Statistics 2023-2024, SP Paper 764 89Business No Details Victims and Prisoners Bill; Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: Reasons for making these provisions for Wales in the Renters Reform Bill 11.

Found: the rental discrimination provisions to Wales, in the course of the passage of the previous Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: apply to discrimination against tenants in receipt of benefits, or with children, in the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: The Cabinet Secretary added: “The Renters (Reform) Bill failed to complete its passage through UK

Found: 1 LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM Renters (Reform) Bill 1.

Found: Constitution Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: Constitution Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: Constitution Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: you to the Committee for providing the report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: The Renters (Reform) Bill (“the Bill”) was introduced in the House of Commons on 17 May 2023.

Found: May 2024 The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: of LCMs and SLCMs (see our reports related to the Energy Bill, Criminal Justice Bill, the Renters (Reform) Bill

Found: 195 Welsh Government, Legislative Consent Memorandum, Renters (Reform) Bill 196 Local Government

Found: Written Statement: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act and the Renters (Reform) Bill (6 June 2024)

Found: Matters) Bill Leasehold and Freehold Bill Reform Bill Leasehold and Freehold Bill Reform Bill Renters (Reform) Bill

Question

Will the Cabinet Secretary outline what discussions the Welsh Government has had with the UK Government about leasehold reform?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning

The Welsh Government is committed to improving issues relating to leasehold and freehold. We have been clear that working together with the UK Government is the best way to reduce complexity, maximise the clarity and coherence of the law and ensure the new fairer reformed system applies to all.

The Welsh Government has worked with the UK Government on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 and the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. Both Acts apply to England and Wales and bring substantial improvements to the law and significant new rights for homeowners here. The then Cabinet Secretary released a written statement following the passage of the 2024 Act, which can be found at this link: Written Statement: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act and the Renters (Reform) Bill (6 June 2024) | GOV.WALES.

My officials are working closely with their counterparts in the UK Government to plan for the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. The UK Government has indicated an intention to bring forward further reforms to the leasehold system, and I look forward to working together on the draft Bill announced in the King’s Speech.

Question

What discussions has the Welsh Government had with the UK Labour Party on reintroducing the provisions from the Renters (Reform) Bill that fell during the recent Parliamentary wash-up, given its importance to renters in Wales?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning

Substantive response

Found: in England In the Queen’s Speech in December 2019, the UK Government included a proposed Renters’ Reform Bill

Found: in England In the Queen’s Speech in December 2019, the UK Government included a proposed Renters’ Reform Bill