Renters’ Rights Bill

Changing tenants involves significant expense for both tenant and landlord—my interests can be fo...

I say to the right hon. Gentleman, whose interventions are normally more pithy, that the Bill acc...

In Maltby in my constituency, the campaign group Big Power for Little London has been campaigning...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I, too, pay tribute to the Housing Minister for the work ...

I welcome the Deputy Prime Minister to her place. Does she agree that no-fault evictions are bad ...

I absolutely agree with my hon. friend, and I pay tribute to him for the work that he did in loca...

I warmly welcome the Bill. It is right that we should regulate to avoid bad practice in the secto...

I thank the hon. Member for his comment. I hope that he recognises from my opening remarks that g...

I welcome most of what is in this Bill. A third of my constituents live in the private rented sec...

I understand the right hon. Gentleman’s point, but I disagree on how to resolve the issue. Rent c...

Could my right hon. Friend clarify whether, under the Bill, landlords and letting agents will be ...

My hon. Friend makes a really important point about deposits and paying rent in advance. This Bil...

The challenges faced by tenants in the private sector are very real, but is the right hon. Lady f...

I do not accept that from the hon. Member. We have had scare stories about this before. As I have...

My right hon. Friend will be aware that the Darzi report last month highlighted the severe proble...

We are extending ring-fenced extra resources to councils, because we recognise the need to do tha...

It was an utter tragedy and a source of national shame that the two-year-old toddler Awaab Ishak ...

Absolutely; I thank my hon. Friend for that comment. That has been at the forefront of our minds,...

I thank my right hon. Friend on behalf of the many families in Walthamstow who have been in exact...

This is a wider issue to do with the poverty trap that so many people face this country. I am als...

Energy efficiency is really important in the rented housing sector, so does the Secretary of Stat...

I agree that we should be moving towards doing everything we possibly can to be efficient, and th...

Where I previously lived, there was a huge number of illegal houses in multiple occupation. Those...

There are separate rules for HMOs, but we are also extending ringfenced civil penalties to suppor...

It is important that this legislation balances the rights of both tenants and landlords. We all k...

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that there is a balance to be struck. We are ensuring that...

I call the shadow Secretary of State.

2.31 pm

It is a privilege to open for the Opposition on Second Reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill in thi...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is Second Reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill, an...

I am sure the shadow Secretary of State will come back to that subject.

I am still on that subject, Madam Deputy Speaker.

As I was saying, the hon. Member for Cant...

My right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech on an important subject. Is she familiar with th...

I have not seen that specific report, but I have seen others that indicate that this is happening...

Does the Secretary of State recall why the previous Government failed to introduce such measures,...

Yes, I do recall. The reason why our Bill did not get through is that we recognised its flaws. Th...

Is it not the case that, as the country will see from the right hon. Lady’s speech, tenants in th...

That question is nonsense. My point is that tenants will not be able to find properties to rent i...

Penrith and Solway contains the Lake District national park and other tourist areas. Does the rig...

Order.

Private landlords react to legislation, which is why we say that such legislation will reduce hou...

Does the right hon. Lady recognise that the reduction in supply over the past few years is primar...

Of course we want people to have security in homes, but to do that we need to increase supply. We...

If it was so patently obvious and it was such a fundamental principle of property rights, why did...

There is a big difference between having a headline in a manifesto and seeing the detail, as many...

How is your campaign going?

We will find out soon enough.

Perhaps Members on the Government Benches are oblivious to th...

It is absolutely extraordinary to hear strong opposition to every part of the Bill from the right...

I do not mean to be patronising, but it is quite difficult when there are very clear issues that ...

On that point, will the right hon. Lady give way?

I would like to make some progress.

The Government are pressing ahead with measures that wi...

On that point, will the right hon. Lady give way?

I will give way first to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin).

I thank the right hon. Lady for giving way. Some 25% of Conservative MPs are landlords. Does that...

We need to focus on the contents of the Bill. If anyone has an issue with landlords in this House...

Does the right hon. Lady think that there is already gridlock in the county courts? As of today, ...

That is an excellent point—we should not make the problem worse.

We should start with first...

I call the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.

2.49 pm

May I start by thanking the Minister for Housing and Planning, my hon. Friend the Member for Gree...

Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the unintended consequences of section 21 is that people of...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. That is really important. I give credit to the prev...

I have congratulated the Secretary of State on her position, but I also congratulate her colleagu...

I refer colleagues to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome this Bi...

I certainly agree with my hon. Friend. We need a lot more council and social rented homes. I will...

Does the hon. Member agree that, as I think the shadow Minister alluded to in her speech, there h...

I agree with the hon. Member. We must make sure that the courts are properly resourced so that th...

Order. The House will be aware that more than 50 Members want to speak in today’s debate. I am im...

I stand to support the Second Reading of this Bill, particularly the abolition of section 21 no-f...

On the point about temporary accommodation, does my hon. Friend agree that there is something per...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Local authorities have to rehouse those families in...

I want to open my remarks by recognising that in this important debate we all want to ensure that...

I call Alex Baker to make her maiden speech.

3.21 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. For more than 100 years, since the dawn of universal suffrage, t...

I call Ayoub Khan to make his maiden speech.

3.29 pm

May I start by commending the eloquent maiden speech by the hon. Member for Aldershot (Alex Baker...

Parveen and Iqbal will indeed be proud. Time limits are limits, folks. If you look at me or at th...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to make my maiden speech in this important d...

Hopefully, the Government Whips will know that the correct, elected triplet is in the Chamber and...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) on his maiden speech. He may be the f...

This issue of landlords removing themselves from the sector was also brought up in the speech of ...

The hon. Member makes a very good point, and that brings me on nicely to the next section of my s...

Does the hon. Member think that the houses disappear when the landlords move out of the market? T...

My experience has been that this does impact on the market. That is why the market in Plymouth ha...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I will.

Order. We need to reduce the number of interventions, because they eat into other Back Benchers’ ...

I will be brief, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the hon. Member recognise that a number properties ar...

Yes, the hon. Lady is correct. That is part of the problem, and I go back to my point: it is why ...

It is a pleasure to follow my colleagues’ inspiring maiden speeches today. This is the first time...

I congratulate hon. Members on their excellent maiden speeches this afternoon and declare an inte...

I asked this question before and did not get a successful answer. Perhaps the hon. Member can tel...

It is a really good question, and I am happy to answer it. If the landlord pulls a property avail...

I call Pam Cox to make her maiden speech.

3.59 pm

I congratulate all those who have made their first speeches today. I look forward to continuing t...

Let me start by congratulating the hon. Member for Colchester (Pam Cox) on her excellent maiden s...

I call Torsten Bell to make his maiden speech.

4.9 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I praise the speech by the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantag...

I pay tribute to all the new Members who have delivered their maiden speeches, and I wish them we...

For the benefit of new colleagues, one does not stride past a Dispatch Box once a debate is takin...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate and express my full support for the Bill. I welcome the ...

The hon. Member is making an excellent speech, and I am delighted to see that no-fault evictions ...

I thank the hon. Member for that important point. I am sure that when the whole package of measur...

I congratulate the new Members who have made their maiden speeches on the interesting and importa...

I endorse all my hon. Friend’s comments, particularly on the need for rent controls. In my consti...

Order. I am standing, so you must be seated. I call Carla Denyer.

My hon. Friend the Member for Brighton Pavilion (Siân Berry) makes a good point about guarantors,...

I support this long-overdue Bill. Almost a quarter of households in Dulwich and West Norwood are ...

I recognise the crisis that my hon. Friend describes. Does she agree that individuals and familie...

My hon. Friend makes a good point. This crisis in private renting is taking an unbearable toll on...

During the last Parliament, the Conservative Government betrayed tenants across the country. They...

The Renters’ Rights Bill will bring much-needed security and safety to renters. I praise the Mini...

Let me start by congratulating my hon. Friends on their incredible maiden speeches, particularly ...

I echo comments from others about the fantastic maiden speeches that we have heard across the Cha...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the landlord database is a great opportunity for us to avoid clogg...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I agree. In my experience, the 29% rent hike wa...

I congratulate everybody who has made their maiden speech today and made excellent points in this...

I would like to begin by warmly welcoming this Bill and declaring that until July I was chief exe...

I call Chris Ward to make his maiden speech.

4.59 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North N...

Marvellous. I call Chris Vince.

5.5 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this important debate and speak...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I will.

Does my hon. Friend agree that once consent for a pet is granted, that consent needs to remain fo...

Ultimately, I want to do what I can to support people who have pets in their home, and my hon. Fr...

I declare an interest in that my husband works for an organisation that has allocated some fundin...

I rise to speak in support of the Bill, which will bring a range of positive and necessary reform...

I welcome this Bill with warmth. It will ban section 21 no-fault evictions for new and existing t...

Let me start by congratulating the Minister for Housing and Planning, my hon. Friend the Member f...

Affordability is a huge issue for private renters. As a nation, we spend more on rent as a propor...

The rental sector is not working. Nearly one fifth of households in England are in the private re...

I draw to the House’s attention to the fact that my lovely husband works for the housing charity ...

I thank the Minister for bringing forward this legislation, which will have a significant impact ...

Some 38% of households in my constituency are in the private rented sector. In England, there are...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to support a Bill that finally ends section ...

I congratulate all Members who have given their maiden speeches today, and the Minister for Housi...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

Of course I will let the hon. Gentleman in. If he is going to make a declaration of interest, obv...

The hon. Lady is making some excellent and valid points, but does she agree that the London borou...

I know that the Conservative party is about to go down a rabbit hole about immigration, but hones...

I welcome the new Bill put forward by the Government. I only wish that Conservative Members had e...

Recent statistics show that 50% of the private rented sector in Cornwall does not meet the decent...

The hon. Lady is making some compelling points and mention pets. Does she remember the Dogs and D...

I was not here when the hon. Gentleman introduced his previous Bill, but I am sure the Minister h...

I congratulate Members from across the House on their excellent, humorous and moving maiden speec...

It is an honour to stand here today. I have worked on these issues for more than 15 years. A deca...

My hon. Friend makes an incredibly salient point about families losing their homes under section ...

My hon. Friend will not be surprised to hear that I do agree. I have met many of his constituents...

It is a great privilege to follow that excellent speech. The Renters’ Reform Bill is potentially ...

Order. The hon. Member will know that there was a time limit, on which he is beginning to stretch...

You will be pleased to know that I will keep it short, Madam Deputy Speaker. I join colleagues in...

Thank you for calling me to speak in this important debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. I, too, praise ...

It is a pleasure to wind up for the Opposition in what has been a comprehensive debate. I add my ...

I have seen the reality of such measures in Scotland, because these matters are devolved. They ha...

My hon. Friend represents Dumfries and Galloway and therefore knows a great deal about the impact...

You make the point that you think the property might change into home ownership or another form o...

Order. I remind the hon. Lady that when she says “you,” she is addressing me. I have not made any...

The argument that has been made by those on the Opposition Benches is that private rented homes a...

In Scotland, where similar regulations have been implemented, there has been an exodus from the m...

Does the hon. Member agree that it is precisely those small individual landlords who struggle to ...

The hon. Member raises a good point about rogue landlords. Let us reflect on some of the complain...

As the hon. Gentleman will know from his experience in local government, the challenge is that th...

As a constituency Member of Parliament and former councillor, I entirely recognise the hon. Lady’...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will make some progress and move on to another area that has been debated. I know that the Mini...

My hon. Friend is making a very important speech. Does he agree that it would be very helpful for...

I am sure the Minister will have heard that question and will address it, but there is a consiste...

It is a real pleasure to close this Second Reading debate, and I thank all hon. and right hon. Me...

Does the Minister agree that this legislation will help not only the many people in the private r...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We think that the legislation will take the burden off advice...

Will the Minister give way?

No. The right hon. Member has had her time.

We strongly refute the central contention in th...

Does that mean there will be more funding for the courts?

I will bring forward further detail as the Bill progresses, but those conversations with Ministry...

The Minister is giving an excellent speech. Landlords in Stoke-on-Trent have told me that they we...

My hon. Friend is right. We have engaged constructively and intensively with tenant representativ...

I thank the Minister very much for his brilliant synopsis of what has happened today. How will te...

If my hon. Friend will allow me, I am about to come to the ombudsman, but I would like to make a ...