Tenant Fees Bill

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

I am happy to give way to my constituency neighbour.

May I take this opportunity to draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’...

We are very lucky to have the insights today of my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour. He has...

The Minister referred to certain clauses being in a tenancy agreement with which the tenant would...

That is the crux of what we will come on to later. The Government’s approach has been not narrowl...

Will the Minister give way?

Ah—I give way to my hon. Friend.

A lot of the Government proposals are formed around what is reasonable, and one of the key tests ...

I again thank my hon. Friend for all his work on the Select Committee in helping us to improve th...

To come back to the question asked by the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), some weeks ...

That ties in nicely with the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackma...

The last time we debated the Bill, I raised the issue of who would enforce it. The Minister has m...

That has not changed. In Committee and during the evidence sessions, there was overwhelming suppo...

One issue with current legislation on the requirement to publish letting agents’ fees has been th...

My hon. Friend spoke passionately on Second Reading about renters in her constituency and the wor...

Is the Minister confident that local authorities will have the resources and expertise to do what...

As the Minister with responsibility for local government, I am full of admiration for local autho...

Why are we not talking about a duty on local authorities to carry out enforcement? The Minister i...

As I mentioned previously, Newham is obviously ahead of the curve, and the Committee did hear evi...

The Minister is doing an excellent job at the Dispatch Box, as always. Does he agree that another...

I thank my hon. Friend for that clear example of an activity that is already happening that enabl...

Does the Minister agree that a £30,000 fine might well precipitate the sale of the property and t...

My right hon. Friend is right. He made the same points in Committee, and I appreciate his raising...

There is a specific issue in relation to very corrupt landlords who exploit vulnerable people. Th...

I thank my hon. Friend for that powerful intervention. He knows first-hand, from the excellent wo...

I welcome the Government’s amendments. They go some way towards making the Bill much more meaning...

The hon. Lady makes a point about the length of deposits. Does she not acknowledge that there can...

I respectfully disagree with the hon. Gentleman’s perspective. Four weeks is an acceptable deposi...

Are the fair conditions in amendment 3 examples of charges that may be levied or a definitive lis...

I accept what the hon. Gentleman says. The amendment would serve as an example. I would be happy ...

I do not for one second wish to defend the actions of some of these unscrupulous letting agents, ...

I hear what the right hon. Gentleman says, and I thank him for his intervention, but I repeat the...

The hon. Lady is eloquently highlighting the importance of protecting tenants, but I am a little ...

There is absolutely no suggestion in my comments that we should do away with the private rented s...

Further to the intervention by my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczy...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. If the Government were to adopt my amendment, I ...

To go back to amendment 3, is the hon. Lady not reassured by schedule 1? It states that

“if...

As I said at the outset, we support the Government amendments and will not oppose any of them, bu...

Order. It will be obvious to the House that there is one hour and one minute left to debate this ...

I was very pleased to serve on the Bill Committee and to hear the very good reasons why the Bill ...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that in places such as Shropshire and Yorkshire the market is in ...

Yes. As a landlord myself I am aware of how that operates. We have talked about private landlords...

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, having spoken on Second Reading in May...

In a survey that I conducted in Stroud, I found that the agents were making just that point. They...

My hon. Friend makes an interesting point, and I urge the Minister to take this opportunity to li...

I rise to support the Tenant Fees Bill, which has been so clearly presented today by the Minister...

I rise not only to endorse the changes made by the Government, but to support the amendments tabl...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. Does he agree with the observation, which has also been ma...

The hon. Gentleman makes a valid and pertinent point. High deposits are very much part of the cau...

In the few minutes available to me, I wish to raise a few issues on behalf of my constituents who...

I am pleased that the Government have finally accepted the need to ban tenant fees, for which my ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) and the passionate v...

My hon. Friend is making an important point on referencing. Does he agree that it might be benefi...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. We clearly need to be more specific. I accept the p...

I rise in support of this Bill and my hon. Friend the Minister. During the Bill’s passage, he has...

I want to touch on two issues to do with fees and enforcement. I want to put on record my thanks ...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I will not give way, simply because of the time constraints on us.

If tenants are found to ...

It is a pleasure to be able to speak in this debate. I am neither a landlord nor a tenant, but I ...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Will my hon. Friend give way?

No, I will not give way, because I want to allow hon. Members who have not yet spoken to get in.<...

This is the perfect opportunity for me to speak. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the ...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I am sorry; I cannot, because of the time. Many people have been here for the whole debate and wa...

I apologise for not being present at the beginning of the debate; I had a meeting on the private ...

May I briefly thank all Members from all parties for their contributions today, in Committee and ...

I will now suspend the House for no more than five minutes in order to make a decision about cert...

I can now inform the House that I have completed the certification of the Bill, as required by th...

indicated assent.

The House forthwith resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee ...

I beg to move, That the Committee do sit in private.

I regret that I have to inform the hon. Gentleman that I cannot put his motion to the Committee. ...

Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you for your ruling on that. Can you ...

The hon. Gentleman may take in part in the deliberations but, as I have said, he may not vote, ma...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I thank Members on both sides of t...

I thank the Secretary of State for his kind words about the Select Committee. Does he think that ...

I recognise the important contribution that Select Committees, and Joint Committees of both House...

I thank the Secretary of State for his words and my colleagues who have taken part in the debates...

May I first draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Int...

It is good to be here today supporting a Bill that has secured general agreement across the House...