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Add PropertyMore council licensing likely if Renters Rights Bill made tougher
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health says it’s secured critical backing for amendments to the Renters Rights Bill.
The Bill is currently in the House of Lords and the CIEH – which wants many more and longer private rental licensing regimes conducted by councils – says a Liberal Democrat peer Lord Shipley has taken up its cause.
Shipley – Vice President of the Local Government Association and a former leader of Newcastle City Council – is reported to have tabled two amendments written by the CIEH.
The move comes after Green MP and co-leader Carla Denyer tabled the amendments in the House of Commons.CIEH says the two amendments would remove “unnecessary barriers to the use of licensing schemes to improve housing standards.” They are backed by the Renters’ Reform Coalition, an activist coalition including student groups and renters’ unions as well as CIEH.
The first amendment would enable local authorities operating selective licensing schemes “to use licence conditions to improve housing conditions.”
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