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The long-delayed Bill included over 200 amendments as it returned to the House of Commons for its Report Stage and Third Reading on 24 April 2024. Having been voted through by MPs it will now move to the Upper House, with Housing Secretary Michael Gove MP controversially stating that it’s up to the House of Lords to decide how quickly the Bill can become law.
Propertymark’s Head of Policy and Campaigns, Timothy Douglas, met Patrick Harvie, MSP, as part of the Scottish Government’s Private Rented Sector Stakeholder Group to discuss the Housing (Scotland) Bill and continued to assert that rent control proposals should be dropped in favour of focusing on other actions to make the private rented sector more affordable. This will ensure there is an adequate housing supply that meets increasing demand and tackling existing inequalities of income and wealth.
The Leader of the House of Commons has confirmed the remaining stages of the Renters (Reform) Bill will take place on Wednesday 24 April 2024 with some key changes to the Bill brought forward. Whilst the UK Government has listened and reacted to some industry concerns, another chance has been wasted to effectively regulate property agents.
The Department for Communities (DfC) is refreshing it's proposals for reform of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) which were first published in 2017 . In response to their stakeholder survey, Propertymark has urged the DfC to prioritise increasing housing supply, regulating property agents, and taking a carefully considered approach to energy efficiency targets.