Private Rented Sector 2024-04-22
2024-04-22
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Q1
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Ministers have promised to end no-fault evictions for five years. Since then, 85,000 households have faced threats of eviction.
What steps is the government taking to reform the private rented sector? Ministers first promised to end no-fault evictions five years ago. Since then, 85,000 households have been threatened with no-fault evictions, including a constant stream in Putney. Does the Minister not agree that there was ample time to implement improvements and that delay has caused immense suffering?
We are abolishing section 21 evictions. The Renters (Reform) Bill will have its Report stage on Wednesday 24 April, moving to a system of periodic tenancies and introducing a private rented sector property portal and ombudsman.
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The Minister did not directly address the specific commitment requested or acknowledge the suffering caused by delays.
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Q2
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Since ministers first promised to end no-fault evictions five years ago, 85,000 households have faced threats of eviction.
Does the Minister not agree that there was ample time to implement necessary improvements and that delays have caused immense suffering? Ministers first promised to end no-fault evictions five years ago. Since then, 85,000 households have been threatened with eviction notices in Putney alone.
I agree that we need to abolish section 21 evictions as soon as possible. The White Paper was published in 2022, the Bill in 2023, and Report stage is on Wednesday.
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While agreeing on abolishing section 21 evictions, the Minister did not address the specific commitment requested or acknowledge the suffering caused by delays.
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Q3
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The UK Government announced plans to outlaw no-fault evictions in 2019. Since then, nearly 1 million renters have faced eviction notices.
In 2019, the UK Government announced plans to ban no-fault eviction notices. However, Shelter revealed last week that almost 1 million renters received such notices since then. Does the Minister agree this is another example of Westminster dysfunction failing people?
We are abolishing section 21 evictions. The Bill will return to the House on Wednesday.
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The Minister did not address the comparison with Scottish Parliament's success or acknowledge Westminster's failure.
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