Chris Seeks Clarity On Aspects Of The Renters (Reform) Bill
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason his Department has not published a full assessment of the potential economic impact of the measures in the Renters (Reform) Bill; and if he will publish (a) an assessment of and (b) all other information held by his Department on the potential economic impact of the Bill before the Second Reading.
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason the Renters (Reform) Bill does not give tenants of social landlords the right to (a) request permission to keep a pet and (b) access residential landlord redress schemes.
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason he has not included provision in the Renters (Reform) Bill to provide landlords with access to a redress scheme for complaints against tenants, on a similar basis to the redress scheme for tenants with complaints against landlords set out in Part 2 of that Bill.
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether under the provisions of the Renters (Reform) Bill a landlord will be able to make the giving of consent to keeping a pet subject to enforceable conditions.
Rachel Maclean The Minister of State, Home Department, Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Renters (Reform) Bill had its First Reading in the House of Commons on 17 May. I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS778) and to the published guide to the Bill.
We have submitted our Impact Assessment for review by the Regulatory Policy Committee. This is a significant document and they now need time to scrutinise it. We will publish it once that process has finished. I look forward to discussing these issues during the passage of the Bill.
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