Jacob Rees-Mogg, a prominent political figure, appearing on CNN, has voiced his strong opposition to the Renters Reform Bill, sponsored by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. Rees-Mogg characterizes the bill as a "socialist error" that threatens property rights, which he...
Renters Reform Bill
Government warned that the RRB will fail without financial assistance for councils
Members of Parliament (MPs) have raised concerns regarding the government's Renters (Reform) Bill. The key points include: Financial Support for Local Authorities: MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Private Rented Sector warn that the Renters...
Gove pledge on the Renters Reform Bill
Speaking at a Centre for Policy Studies fringe meeting, Housing Secretary Michael Gove said speculation that some Tory backbenchers opposed the Bill did not reflect the government’s thinking. The Bill will go ahead, he said. A statement he repeated at t a reception...
Left wing think tank wants more anti-landlord laws
The Fabian Society is a left wing think tank, and one of its researchers has written in the LeftFoot Forward advocating a number of proposals supposedly designed to raise living standards for all of England’s regions. Among their recommendations are requiring...
Senior Tory MP crticises the Renters Reform Bill
In a government debate, Sir Christopher Chope MP said the consequences of the bill will result in a reduction of supply and high rents. His comments were made during a Westminister Hall debate about the cost of living and the private rented sector. He argued that the...
The low cost policy that the renter’s reform bill doesn’t cover
The Behavioural Insights Team have published a blog asking why the Renters Reform Bill doesn't contain a 'low cost policy, popular with tenants, homelessness advocates and private landlords, that is missing from the bill: allowing people who receive Universal Credit...
Shelter shows it’s true colours.
A recent Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee heard evidence from Ben Beadle, NRLA and Shelter’s policy manager Tarun Bhakta, as well as the Property Ombudsman Richard Blakeway. It can be seen in full here. Shelter made several dreadful proposals:...
Is the Renters Reform Bill about to be delayed?
Progress of the Renters Reform Bill through the House of Commons has been unexpectedly slow, with no date for the ‘second’ reading. It is considered unusual for a Bill to take this long to move from a first to second reading, with the committee stage, third reading,...
Lawyer embarrassed at the current state of the court system
Gina Peters, head of the landlord and tenant department at Dutton Gregory, has advised clients through the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, the Housing Act 1988 and 1996, and the Deregulation Act 2015 – and now the 2023 Renters Reform Bill. In a critique of the Renters...
Charity claims sales ground in Section 8 is the same as a Section 21
Landlords will continue with ‘no fault’ evictions even after Section 21 evictions are banned if renters’ rights are not strengthened, charity warns. Citizens Advice helped almost 2,000 people with Section 21 issues in May, the most in a single month on record and a...
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Government warned that the RRB will fail without financial assistance for councils
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Gove pledge on the Renters Reform Bill
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