Key Facts

• Amendment 180 proposes to move new Ground 8A from mandatory to discretionary grounds for possession.
• Amendment 153 seeks to remove the new ground for possession for repeated rent arrears entirely.
• The amendments aimed to address concerns about the fairness and necessity of new mandatory ground 8A in the Bill.
• Amendment 130 would maintain the current definition of anti-social behaviour.
• Amendment 158 requires landlords to consider government guidance when seeking possession under Ground 14.
• New clause 55 aims to define anti-social behaviour within 180 days after the Act is passed.
• Paragraph 23 of schedule 1 to the Bill widens ground 14 of schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988.
• The new wording refers to 'capable of causing nuisance or annoyance' as opposed to 'likely to cause'.
• Clause 3 provides only a two-week notice period before landlords can start court proceedings under the ground.
• Expert opinion highlights concerns about proposed changes to ground 14.
• New clause 1 would require courts to consider the effects of antisocial behaviour on other tenants in HMOs, despite judges already considering this factor.
• The statement questions whether new clause 1 attempts to impose a duty on landlords to prevent antisocial behaviour.
• The Government is proposing to reduce the threshold for antisocial behaviour grounds.
• Landlords may use these powers to circumvent the abolition of section 21.
• The change will disproportionately affect vulnerable groups such as people with mental health problems, those in crisis, and individuals experiencing domestic violence.
• Families with non-verbal autistic children are at high risk due to existing complaints from neighbours.
• The family has lived in their property for over 20 years but faces eviction due to escalating behaviour challenges related to autism.
• Landlords should not be forced to house tenants who have committed antisocial behaviour after being removed from social housing.
• The Government's decision to use the private rented sector for households previously provided with social housing and support leads to significant consequences.
• The Government claims the changes will have no impact on tenants.
• The proposed change lowers the threshold to "likely" rather than "causes."
• There are concerns about the grey line between nuisance and antisocial behaviour.
• The Government considers antisocial behaviour carefully when developing reforms.
• Lowering the threshold will help landlords recover properties from tenants engaging in antisocial behaviour.
• Judges retain discretion to determine if eviction is reasonable.
• The measure in question makes it easier to evict perpetrators of antisocial behaviour in houses of multiple occupation.
• Tenants will be given full information on their rights when a notice is served.
• The working group has been set up to provide guidance before the measures come into force.
• Amendment 177 would require landlords to be registered on a private rented sector database before serving grounds for possession notices.
• The property portal will help landlords understand their legal obligations and provide tenants with necessary information.
• Local authorities have a mandatory duty to enforce registration but there are concerns about their ability to do so properly.
• Amendment 159 allows tenants to recover costs if a landlord increases rent without proper notice.
• Amendments 201 and 197 require tribunals to determine rents based on original agreements and market conditions.
• Amendments 198 and 199 limit tribunal-determined rent increases to the lower of CPI or median income growth.
• Amendment 160 ensures that tribunal-determined rent cannot exceed the landlord's initial notice.
• Amendment 162 requires a minimum two-month period from determination before new rent becomes payable.
• Amendments aim to prevent economic evictions by landlords.
• Grainger uses a mechanism where rent increases are based on consumer prices index or median wages in the local area.
• The Property Portal will provide data for tribunals to consider current market rents across an entire local area.
• Amendments 197, 198, and 199 propose flexible approaches for regulating rent increases.
• Amendment 200 links rent adjustments to CPI or median local rents.
• The amendments allow the tribunal to consider various indicators including market rates, CPI, and median income growth.
• Amendment 160 aims to ensure that rent tribunals cannot set higher rents than initially proposed by landlords.
• The MP supports amendments regarding undue hardship and asks for clarity on how tribunals should interpret these measures.
• Landlords need guidelines to reasonably raise tenants' rents without fear of arbitrary decisions.