§ 51. Mr. Waddingtonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to amend the Rent Acts so as to impose an obligation on landlords to collect the rent of a house at regular intervals, in view of the difficulty caused to old age pensioners and others when substantial rent arrears are allowed to accumulate.
§ Mr. ChannonI recognise the human problem that could be caused in this way,160W especially to old people, but I doubt whether legislation of the kind suggested would be justified. If my hon. Friend has details of any cases, perhaps he would let me have them.