The Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019. No date is available for presentation of the Bill.
The Library will produce a briefing or material for the second reading debate and this page will be updated when it is made available.
The second reading paper may be updated as the Bill goes through Parliament; alternatively additional papers will be added to this page to reflect the Bill’s progress.
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This briefing paper brings together details of the main changes to the rent safety net announced since 2010. It covers the savings achieved through changes to Housing Benefit and the Universal Credit housing costs element, as well as the impact of these policies, and the debate that surrounds them.
This briefing paper explains the duty on private landlords to protect tenants’ deposits. It discusses ongoing issues with tenancy deposit protection and proposed reforms in England.
This Commons Library paper discusses the way that sales of residential property are taxed, and a series of reforms that have been introduced to stamp duty land tax in recent years.
