Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
3rd Report - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Tenant Fees Bill
HC 583
Published 29 March 2018
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Draft Tenant Fees Bill inquiry Report on parliament.uk ↗
At a glanceGovernment response published 3 May 2018
The government's response
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.
The government states that the majority of the Committee's recommendations on the draft Tenant Fees Bill have been accepted and have informed the final Bill.
- It accepts that a landlord should not recover possession through the Section 21 process while unlawfully required fees remain unrepaid, and that tenants may recover prohibited fees in the First-tier Tribunal.
- It is "not accepting" the recommendation to cut the security deposit cap to five weeks' rent, saying six weeks "could better support both landlords and tenants".
- It does not accept an anti-retaliation provision, giving "practical difficulties of implementation" and the risk of abuse as its reasons.
- It will provide draft guidance ahead of introduction of the Bill to the House of Lords, and will explore deposit alternatives and reply to the Committee within six months.
What the committee recommended
No recommendations or conclusions have been extracted from this report. This is normal for correspondence and for special reports.
Sources
- 3rd Report - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Tenant Fees Bill ↗The committee's report, HC 583, parliament.uk
- Government response to the Committee's Third Report: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Tenant Fees Bill ↗The government's response, 3 May 2018, parliament.uk