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  Opposition Day - Private Rented Sector - Ban on Letting Agent Fees - Default 3 Year Tenancies - Action on Excessive Rent Rises
  
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  @ MP voted aye to ban letting agent fees, to make three year tenancies the default in the private rented sector and for action on excessive rent rises during longer tenancies. 
  @ MP voted no against banning letting agent fees, against making three year tenancies the default in the private rented sector and against action on excessive rent rises during longer tenancies. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against banning letting agent fees, against making three year tenancies the default in the private rented sector and against action on excessive rent rises during longer tenancies. 
  
  The motion rejected in this vote was:
  
  :That this House
  :''recognises'' the private rented sectorâs growing role in meeting housing need;
  :''notes'' that there are nine million people, including more than one million families with more than two million children, now renting privately;
  :''notes with concern'' the lack of stability and certainty that the sector provides to those who rent privately;
  :''further notes'' the increasing cost of renting and the unreasonable letting agent fees levied on tenants;
  :''calls on the Government'' to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the sector by banning letting agent fees being charged to tenants and making three year tenancies the standard for those who rent their homes in the private sector; and 
  :''further calls'' on the Government to act on unpredictable rent rises by prohibiting excessive rent rises during longer-term tenancies.
  
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