§ 38. Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will bring forward proposals to encourage owners of houses to enter into short-term letting arrangements without prejudicing their chances of obtaining reposssession.
§ Mr. ArmstrongUnder the Rent Acts certain categories of landlords, including 221W owner-occupiers temporarily absent from their homes, already have an absolute right to recover possession when they need their property again, provided they give notice before the letting begins. The grounds for possession will be reexamined in the current review of the Rent Acts, but there can be no justification for any general relaxation of the security of tenure now given to private tenants.