Part of Renters (Reform) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:30 pm on 28 November 2023.
Jacob Young
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
2:30,
28 November 2023
Of course it is, and I entirely accept the hon. Gentleman’s point. However, every one of the 11 million renters in this country has a landlord. We have had representations from all the organisations representing the 2.4 million landlords in this country saying that they are concerned about the courts. Trying to introduce a new system and overriding the concerns of landlords would be unwise.
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