Title page
Contents
Summary 5
1. What would the Bill do? 9
2. Second reading 12
2.1. Opening the debate 12
2.2. Comments and concerns during the debate 13
Concern over delay for court reforms 13
Balancing the needs of tenants and landlords 13
Call for stronger protections for tenants 14
2.3. Closing the debate 14
3. Public Bill Committee: Overview 16
4. Part 1: Tenancy reform 17
4.1. Abolition of assured shorthold tenancies 17
4.2. Grounds for possession 17
New ground for possession of student houses in multiple occupation 18
Labour amendments 19
Liberal Democrat amendment 20
4.3. Rent increases 21
4.4. Permission to keep a pet 23
4.5. Re-letting or re-marketing a property 25
4.6 Financial penalties and offences 26
4.7. Preventing homelessness 27
5. Part 2: Residential landlords 29
5.1. Definition of residential landlord 29
5.2. Landlord redress schemes 29
5.3. The private rented sector database 32
6. Timetable for tenancy reforms 36
7. New clauses 39
7.1. Factors for court considering granting possession order for anti-social behaviour 39
7.2. Duty to give statement of terms and other information 40
7.3. Discrimination relating to children or benefits status 41
7.4. Decent homes standard 42
7.5. Rent repayment orders 44
7.6. Duty to report 46
7.7. Investigatory powers 47
7.8. Preventing rental bidding wars 47
7.9. Extension of Awaab's law to the private rented sector 48
7.10. Limit on amount of rent a landlord can request in advance 49
8. Appendix: Members of the Public Bill Committee 51