A Bill to provide for the regulation of letting agents; to protect tenants’ deposits; to require the enforcement of environmental and energy-efficiency standards in private-sector rented accommodation; to amend the law on secure tenancies; to provide for fair rent to be applicable to all rented accommodation; to require landlords not to discriminate against people in receipt of state benefits; to require local authorities to establish a private rented sector office; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would regulate letting agents and strengthen protections for tenants’ deposits. It would require enforcement of environmental and energy-efficiency standards in private rentals, reform how secure tenancies work, and introduce fair rents for all rented homes. It would also ban landlords from discriminating against tenants in receipt of state benefits and require local authorities to establish a Private Rented Sector Office.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If MPs approve, it would move on to detailed consideration in Committee for line-by-line scrutiny.
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