A Bill to amend Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004 to provide that any selective licensing scheme for residential accommodation extends to social housing.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
4 May 2021
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This Bill would change Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004 so that any local authority selective licensing scheme for rented housing would also apply to social housing. In effect, social housing properties and their landlords would need to be licensed in areas where selective licensing operates, putting social housing on the same regulatory footing as private rentals.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the Commons, following its first reading on 10 February 2020.
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10 Feb 2020
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
