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Eight landlord MPs spoke during debate on renters’ rights

Tenants’ groups say more transparency is needed as property owners raise concerns over Renters (Reform) Bill

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna
Eight landlord MPs spoke during debate on renters’ rights
Desmond Swayne MP who failed to declare he was a landlord at the correct moment | BBC Parliament
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At least eight MPs who spoke during a Parliamentary debate on renters’ rights yesterday were landlords, openDemocracy analysis has found.

Tenants’ groups told us they were concerned about a lack of transparency during the second reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill, with one MP forgetting to declare an interest until after the fact, while those with rental income below £10,000 a year were under no obligation to declare anything.

The bill had contained measures to improve conditions for renters such as the abolition of section 21 (or “no fault”) evictions.

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