Renters' Rights Bill (First sitting)

Jacob Collier Excerpts

Committee stage
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 Public Bill Committees

[The Chair]

Jacob Collier is next.

[Jacob Collier (Burton and Uttoxeter) (Lab)]

Q How far do you think the Bill will go to give renters greater security and stability?

Tom MacInnes: We welcome it as an organisation. We think it improves renters’ stability. It gives a bit more power to the renters. There is more that could be done—for example, there is stuff around the two months’ notice only being required after a four-month period. To repeat some previous points, there is a bit about landlords selling their properties and the evidence required. If the evidence landlords needed to provide was increased, we think that there would be a reduction in the misuse of that ground and an increase in stability for renters. We do think the Bill makes a difference and increases stability, and if a change could be made in enforcement, it could do even more.