The Ministry of Justice is reviewing and reforming business tenancy law, specifically the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II, to modernise commercial property rental arrangements and improve transparency and fairness between landlords and tenants. Key reform areas include fixed-term tenancies, section 21 notices, rent review clauses, and landlord accountability. The policy is in active consultation and development stage with multiple consultation papers and parliamentary scrutiny underway.
Message from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons agreed to. House adjourned at 11.15 pm.
Consideration of Lords amendments Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans): Financial privilege is not engaged by any of the Lords amendments. Clause 2 “Rent” and “business tenancy” 15:55:00 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Paul …
Third Reading 15:27:00 Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con): My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill, has …
Report 17:38:00 Clause 2: “Rent” and “business tenancy” Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Clause 2, page 2, line 42, at end insert— “(6) “English business tenancy” means a business tenancy comprising premises in England.(7) “Welsh business tenancy” means a business …
Committee 13:00:00 Relevant document: 19th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Haskel) (Lab): My Lords, Members are encouraged to leave some distance between themselves and others and to wear a face covering when not …
Second Reading 15:18:00 Moved by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel: That the Bill be now read a second time. Debated in Grand Committee on 27 January. Bill read a second time and committed to a Grand Committee.
Debate before Second Reading 13:01:00 Moved by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel: That the Grand Committee do consider the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill before Second Reading. The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Department for International …
Motion to Refer to Grand Committee 11:58:00 Moved by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park: That the bill be referred to a Grand Committee on Thursday 27 January for debate before Second Reading. Motion agreed.
First Reading 11:48:00 The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
[Relevant documents: Second Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee of Session 2019-21, The impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers: interim pre-Budget report, HC 1264, and the Government response, HC 119 .] Consideration of Bill, not amended …
[Relevant documents: Second Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee of Session 2019-21, “ The impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers: interim pre-Budget report ” , HC 1264, and the Government response, HC 119; Oral evidence taken …