Renters’ Rights Bill

Lord Wilson of Sedgefield Excerpts

Monday 28th April 2025 Lords Chamber

Relevant document: 14th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish Legislative Consent granted; Welsh Legislative Consent sought.

[Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield) (Lab)]

Before we move to the debate on the amendments, I will make a statement. I remind the House again of the protocol around declaring interests. As I mentioned last week, noble Lords should declare relevant interests at each stage of proceedings on a Bill. That means in Committee, relevant interests should be declared during the first group on which a noble Lord speaks. If a noble Lord declared an interest during the last two days in Committee, that is sufficient, but, if this your first contribution, any relevant interests should be declared in a specific but brief way.

Amendment 69

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These amendments seek to satisfy the interests of renters and landlords, and indeed the investors standing behind the landlords. They try to avoid the cumbersome conflict and potential delay involved—

[Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab)]

Can I ask the noble Lord to bring his remarks to an end? He has spoken for well over 10 minutes.

[Lord Best (CB)]

They introduce an arrangement that all parties could accept as a distinct improvement on the Bill’s reliance on appeals to the tribunal.