§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received from(a) landlords and (b) tenants regarding shorthold tenancy agreements; and if he will make a statement. [94885]
§ Mr. MullinSince April 1999, nine letters have been received from landlords and 26 from tenants regarding various aspects of assured shorthold tenancy agreements. 793W The main topics raised are repossession and tenants' rights (by landlords) and affordability, condition, housing benefit and security of tenure (by tenants).
We believe that to encourage growth in long term, good quality accommodation for private letting, we must secure the confidence of landlords in a stable policy framework while at the same time ensuring that the interests of tenants are protected. We therefore have no plans to change the legislative framework of assured and assured shorthold tenancies established under the Housing Act 1988.