Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill

I am very aware of what my hon. Friend describes. Technology is bringing to the attention of repr...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate, which is of such importance to so many in L...

My hon. Friend brings to the attention of the House the extraordinary situation with rents, parti...

Is my hon. Friend aware that there are now nearly 4 million people living in the private rented s...

Indeed, I am. Of course, it is in the context of the rapid growth of the private rented sector, w...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck) on bringing forward her Bill and g...

As someone in the category of accidental landlords who rents out only one property, will my hon. ...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is no doubt that the overwhelming majority of landlords...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that as there are some excellent landlords and paragons of virtue, ...

The hon. Lady wants me to cover rather a lot of ground, if she does not mind me saying so. If we ...

Order. For the avoidance of doubt, let me say that the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that I ...

I am very grateful to you for that guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker. My new year’s resolution was t...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the growth in the number of people who live in the private ren...

I think that the hon. Lady is going down a rather dangerous line of argument, if she does not min...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will give way in a second, if the hon. Lady is patient.

Anybody who was living in the pri...

The hon. Gentleman is being very generous with his time. By the extension of his argument, it sho...

I do not think anybody has disagreed with that proposition, either. I certainly have not said tha...

The Bill is based around category 1 hazards in the housing health and safety rating system, as se...

If there was no relevance to my points, I am sure that you would be the first to tell me, Madam D...

The low standard of repairs is fundamental when we are talking about the state of some of these p...

I would contend that plenty of legislation already allows tenants to ensure that their house is p...

Would the hon. Gentleman like to come with me to visit some of my constituents in Croydon North w...

I do not want to get sidetracked, but local authorities have much of the power to ensure that lan...

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I will not give way again because time is pressing and I do not want to embarrass the hon. Gentle...

Would my hon. Friend therefore join me in bringing forward a private Member’s Bill directed speci...

Again, I do not want to deviate. I was merely asking whether the Bill addressed the right problem...