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May 2023
An industry association close to the government has now revealed when exactly the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will surface in Parliament via a tweet saying: “Secretary of State Michael Gove confirms that we will see the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill next week. A fun week ahead beckons!”
The Bill will include a raft of new reforms for the private rented sector including the long threatened scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers, meekly countered by a supposed strengthening of Section 1 powers. The other ‘known reforms’ include setting up a Decent Homes Standard for the PRS similar to the social housing requirements and a mandatory private landlord register.
The Rental Reform Bill was first promised over three years ago and since then activist groups , charities and political parties have slammed the government for taking so much time to introduce this into Parliament.
The ‘uncovering’ of the Bill will reveal which clauses/measures, if there are any, will be able to become law at short notice by becoming primary legislation as the Bill could take up to 12 months to achieve parliamentary approval; however under special circumstances as detailed in Parliament Act 1911 which was updated in 1949, a Bill can become law without having to go through the House of Lords.
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