Housing and Regeneration Bill
12:00 pm
Andrew George (St Ives, Liberal Democrat)
You have said that the announcement of a review into the private rented sector was sufficient for you to believe that it would not be necessary to amend the Bill to bring the private sector within the proposed regulations for registered social landlords. Is that sustainable in the long run, given the amount of casework that Shelter deals with, especially in respect of the private rented sector? Do you accept that, provided that it does not scare off the private rented sector and is proportionate and appropriate, there is scope for the application of some of the regulations to the private sector?