New Clause 35: Renters (Reform) Bill
New Clause 35 - Report on certain matters relating to tenancy reform
“(1) The Secretary of State must make arrangements for an independent person to prepare a report on—
(a) the impact of section 1 on the provision of relevant tenancies;
(b) the extent to which the grounds in Schedule 2 to the 1988 Act as amended by this Act—
(i) operate effectively;
(ii) are comprehensive;
(iii) are fair.
(2) The Secretary of State must, within the period of 18 months beginning with the relevant date, lay before both Houses of Parliament—
(a) a copy of the report, and
(b) a statement setting out the Secretary of State’s response to the report.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the Secretary of State from arranging for the independent person to include in the report matters additional to those mentioned in that subsection.
(4) In this section—
“relevant date” means the earliest date appointed by the Secretary of State under section (Application of Chapter 1 of Part 1)(3)(b);
“relevant tenancy” means an assured tenancy within the meaning of the 1988 Act other than a tenancy of social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.”—(Jacob Young.)