No-fault Evictions Debate
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Baroness Altmann
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(3 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
I am not specifically aware of such a cost-benefit analysis, but we will certainly look into that as we develop policy in this area.
Baroness Altmann (Con) [V]
My Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. Does my noble friend agree that tenants must have confidence that their landlords will treat them properly, but that the law should not penalise landlords unfairly—most of whom are responsible, have only one or two properties and may have lost significant amounts of rental income in the pandemic? I agree that we must be careful not to give unbalanced rights to tenants to occupy indefinitely—for example, if their landlord needs to sell or move in themselves.
Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, it is very important that, when we remove the ability to evict someone through no-fault evictions and Section 21, we also strengthen the rights where there are specific grounds for eviction. That is the nature of the tenancy reform and the Bill that we will bring before the House.