Renters (Reform) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:45 pm on 28 November 2023.
“(1) A term of a contract of insurance to which this section applies is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the insured to—
(a) prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy from having a child live with or visit them at the dwelling, or
(b) restrict the circumstances in which a tenant under a relevant tenancy or a regulated tenancy may have a child live with or visit them at the dwelling.
(2) A term of a contract of insurance to which this section applies is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the insured to prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy from being a benefits claimant.
(3) This section applies to contracts of insurance which were entered into or whose duration was extended on or after the day on which this section comes into force.”—
This new clause provides for terms of an insurance contract to be ineffective so far as they would prohibit a tenant from having a child live with or visit them or from being a benefits claimant.
