Renters’ Rights Bill - Commons Reasons and Amendments – in the House of Lords at 6:34 pm on 14 October 2025.
Lord de Clifford:
Tabled by Lord de Clifford
At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 64B in lieu—
64B: Schedule 1, page 194, line 7, at end insert— “New ground for possession for property which is required for a carer for the landlord or landlord’s family 24A After Ground 8 insert— “Ground 8A The landlord seeking possession requires the dwelling-house for the purpose of housing a person who is a carer for— (a) the landlord, (b) the landlord’s spouse, or (c) the landlord’s child or a child for whom the landlord is the primary guardian, where the dwelling-house is in sufficiently close proximity to the person requiring care to facilitate emergency callout. The landlord is responsible for producing evidence to demonstrate that a full-time carer is required for the person specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) above. For the purposes of this Schedule, “carer” means an adult providing personal care or nursing care to another person, who may be under the age of 18, under a voluntary or contracted arrangement. The Secretary of State may by regulations— (a) specify the nature of the evidence to be produced by the landlord above, and (b) amend the definition of carer.”””
Lord de Clifford
Crossbench
I thank your Lordships for your contributions to the debate on this matter. What I drew from it is how much we all value what carers do for all our people in need of care. I look forward to the review by the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, to help the caring market, which is coming out next week.
One of the comments has been that tenants would be evicted if this Amendment were accepted, but tenants are being evicted all the time, for lots of different reasons. It is an important matter that people should be able to use their possessions to care for their families, as I said in my speech. However, taking account of the votes today, I will not move my Motion K1.
Motion K1 not moved.
Motion K agreed.
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