I am confident that the Renters (Reform) Bill will help create a fairer rental market in England. The legislation will see tenants protected from revenge evictions and rogue landlords, and landlords given greater powers to evict anti-social tenants.
I welcome the Government's intention
to abolish Section 21 'no fault' evictions, which I recognise can deter
tenants from challenging poor practice or unfair rent increases in fear they
will be forced out of their home. I believe that moving to a fairer tenancy
structure where all assured tenancies will become periodic will create more
security for tenants, without compromising the flexibility which attracts many
to the private rented sector.
I also support measures in the Bill to introduce more
comprehensive possession grounds so landlords can still recover their property,
including where they wish to sell their property or move in close family. I
believe these are important steps in the absence of Section 21, to ensure
landlords have the peace of mind that they can regain their property when their
circumstances change or tenants do not fulfil their obligations.
These changes come in addition to new powers to create a
Private Rented Sector Ombudsman which will provide fair, impartial and
binding resolutions to many issues in the sector. The Ombudsman will allow tenants
to seek redress for free, where their landlord has failed to deal with a
legitimate complaint about their tenancy. The Government will also set up a
Private Rented Property Portal which will increase transparency and the
information available to tenants before they decide to rent a property.
I believe that these reforms will benefit both tenants and
landlords, and I look forward to discussing this legislation in more detail as
it continues its way through Parliament.
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