§ Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek powers to give more ready legal redress to the occupiers of houses and flats held on lease whose landlords do not comply with the intentions of their agreements, or resort to direct or indirect harassment in order to secure possession.
§ Mr. AmeryIt is already an offence under the Rent Act, 1965, for any person to harass a tenant with intent to secure possession. Anyone who considers he is being harassed in this way should contact his local authority, which has powers to prosecute.
I have already announced the Government's view that the existing penalties are inadequate.