Renters' Rights Bill (First sitting) Debate
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Jacob Collier
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Renters' Rights Bill (First sitting)
Jacob Collier ExcerptsTuesday 22nd October 2024
(2 months ago)
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Jacob Collier (Burton and Uttoxeter) (Lab)
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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.