James Sunderland welcomes plans to reform the private rented sector, giving renters greater security and safer, higher-quality homes, but calls on the Government to ensure that the new laws are balanced and asks what is being done to protect landlords against tenants who do not fulfil their responsibilities.
Private Rented Sector
James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
8. What steps he plans to take to sanction landlords who do not meet their obligations to vulnerable tenants. (904314)
The Minister of State, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Rachel Maclean)
In our White Paper, we set out plans to reform the private rented sector, giving renters greater security and safer, higher-quality homes. We will introduce legislation in this Parliament.
James Sunderland
I am grateful to the Minister for her answer. Bracknell is blessed with many people who rent their accommodation from private landlords, and it is really important that we do the best we can for them. But by the same token, good law is balanced law. Will she please outline what is being done to protect landlords against tenants who do not fulfil their responsibilities?
Rachel Maclean
As I said at the public event, good landlords have absolutely nothing to fear from our reforms, which are right, proportionate and balanced. As my hon. Friend is asking, we will strengthen the grounds for landlords to use to regain possession, including when a tenant is at fault. That includes making it easier and quicker to evict tenants who commit antisocial behaviour, as set out in the action plan today.