Examination of Witnesses

Part of Renters’ Rights Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:30 am ar 22 Hydref 2024.

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Photo of Sam Carling Sam Carling Llafur, North West Cambridgeshire 10:30, 22 Hydref 2024

I have a couple of things to ask. First, I would like to hear your views on the arguments that the first panel of witnesses made that assured shorthold tenancy abolitions would remove some security from tenants, particularly students but also people who have longer tenancies.Q

On your point about the idea of limiting rent increases to wage growth or inflation, how would you respond to the counter-argument that it might lead to landlords setting a much higher baseline rent between tenancies, knowing that they would not necessarily be able to increase the rent as much within a tenancy?