Kate Osamor: To
ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will
bring forward legislative proposals to further control the
ability of private landlords to evict tenants at short notice.
Brandon Lewis: The Housing and Planning Bill introduced
on 13 October contains a range of measures that are intended to crack down on
criminal landlords, thereby helping to improve the sector and ensure tenants get a better deal. There will
be a blacklist of rogue landlords and letting agents, banning orders for the
most prolific and serious offenders, civil penalties of up to £5,000 for
certain breaches of housing legislation, Rent Repayment Orders to cover
situations where a tenant has been illegally evicted or the landlord has failed
to rectify a serious health and safety hazard in the property, and a tougher
fit and proper person test for landlords letting out licensed properties, such
as Houses in Multiple Occupation.
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