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1186646

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) in-progress evictions and (b) households awaiting bailiffs when legislation on suspending evictions is introduced during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	32279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The emergency legislation is not retrospective and does not apply to notices issued before the legislation comes into force.</p><p>The Lord Chief Justice issued guidance to judges on 19 March stating that applications to suspend warrants of possession should be prioritised, and that judges dealing with any possession claim during the crisis must have in mind the public health guidance and should not make an order that risks impacting on public health.</p><p>We have also asked bailiffs and landlords to review all upcoming evictions, taking into account the current coronavirus public health guidance.</p><p>We will also expect landlords to carefully consider existing cases and approach these sympathetically in light of the new challenges raised by the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/03/2020 17:22:44 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 14555 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1186647

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to amend the process for private renters to leave Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreements early if they can no longer afford to pay rent as a result of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	32280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Depending on the contractual provisions of the tenancy agreement, during the fixed term a tenant can still exercise a break clause in the tenancy agreement or negotiate a surrendering of the tenancy with the landlord. There are no plans to amend the existing process for surrendering a tenancy or to make changes to the basic contractual position of the tenant remaining liable for the rent for the whole of the fixed term.</p><p>On 18 March, we announced a radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus. Emergency legislation has been brought forward as an urgent priority so that landlords will not be able to start proceedings to evict tenants for at least a three-month period. As a result of these measures, no renter in private or social accommodation needs to be concerned about the threat of eviction during this time.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/03/2020 13:57:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1186651

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to introduce a process to amend or override specified rents in Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreements if landlords and tenants agree a temporary reduction in rent in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	32283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>No change is being made to the basic contractual position of the tenant remaining liable for rent for the whole period of the fixed term of a tenancy agreement. However, depending on the contractual provisions of the tenancy agreement, during the fixed term of a tenancy a break clause in the tenancy agreement may be effected to bring that fixed term period to an end. A new tenancy could then be agreed between both landlord and tenant on different terms, including the specified amount of rent lawfully due.</p><p>If the fixed terms of an assured shorthold tenancy have expired, and the tenancy is a statutory periodic tenancy, the terms of the tenancy agreement can be modified where mutually agreed by a landlord and a tenant and confirmed in writing.</p><p>Any landlord wishing to modify a tenancy agreement with a tenant should seek legal advice in the first instance.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/03/2020 14:06:30 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 14556 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1190640

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Multiple Occupation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to provide financial assistance to tenants in a house of multiple occupation who are unable to replace a departed tenant during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	40709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced significant financial measures to help support tenants to continue to pay their living costs, including rental payments. This includes support for businesses to pay staff salaries, strengthening the welfare safety-net with a £7 billion boost to Universal Credit, and increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates so that they are set at the 30th percentile of market rents in each area. We have also made £500 million available to fund households experiencing financial hardship.</p><p>Emergency legislation is now in place so that landlords will not be able to start proceedings to evict their tenants for at least a three-month period. The courts have also suspended housing possession proceedings. As a result of these measures, no tenant in private or social accommodation needs to be concerned about the threat of eviction during this time.</p><p>We have also been clear in guidance that there is a need for landlords to offer support and understanding to tenants – and any guarantor – who may see their income fluctuate.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 04/05/2020 15:13:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1237129

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support he is providing to people who are unable to sell their properties because (a) their building still has non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding and (b) they are not able to obtain an EWS1 certificate.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	94496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>We have made £1 billion available to fund the removal of unsafe non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding in 2020/21.</p><p>The Department is aware of challenges in obtaining the RICS EWS1 form. We are working with mortgage lenders to support a more pragmatic approach in their valuation of homes within multi occupancy, multi storey residential buildings.</p><p>Not all lenders request an EWS1 form. We are encouraging lenders to accept a broader range of evidence to assure themselves of a build’s value.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 94498 question first answered 01/10/2020 16:01:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1237130

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that building owners complete EWS1 forms when that has been requested by residents attempting to sell their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	94497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Where a lender requires the RICS EWS1 form for valuation purposes, the building owner will need to commission a competent professional to assess the external wall system and complete the RICS EWS1 form on their behalf.</p><p>The Department is addressing the capacity of competent professionals which are making it difficult for building owners to obtain an EWS1 when they need to. Building owners have the responsibility to ensure their buildings are safe and therefore should be able to provide alternative evidence to lenders for lower risk buildings.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/10/2020 16:01:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1237131

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating mortgage lenders to accept alternatives to EWS1 forms in evaluating high-rise residential buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	94498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>We have made £1 billion available to fund the removal of unsafe non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding in 2020/21.</p><p>The Department is aware of challenges in obtaining the RICS EWS1 form. We are working with mortgage lenders to support a more pragmatic approach in their valuation of homes within multi occupancy, multi storey residential buildings.</p><p>Not all lenders request an EWS1 form. We are encouraging lenders to accept a broader range of evidence to assure themselves of a build’s value.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 94496 question first answered 01/10/2020 16:01:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1237132

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of professionals available to complete EWS1 forms; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of people who are qualified to undertake that role.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	94499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department is aware that there are capacity challenges with the availability of professionals to undertake fire safety assessments of external wall systems. We are working with industry on measures that will boost the number of professionals who can undertake this work. <br> <br> The Department is also working with the insurance industry on solutions to address constraints in private indemnity insurance that impact professional capacity.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/10/2020 16:02:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1237133

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many high-rise residential buildings in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency still have unsafe non-Aluminium Composite Material.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	94500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to publishing in future data and analysis related to the ongoing External Wall Systems data collection for high rise buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/10/2020 16:02:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1237136

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much the Government spent on removing unsafe non-Aluminium Composite Material from high-rise residential buildings in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency to date.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	94501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing registrations for the Building Safety Fund and are working closely with building owners to assess their eligibility for the scheme.</p><p>Registration statistics for the Fund were published on the 30<sup>th</sup> September 2020 and are available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fremediation-of-non-acm-buildings%23building-safety-fund-registration-statistics&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cbf3441b231db4eb51d8e08d8660e5856%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637371559076115132&amp;sdata=ohVZYvpmi7zSookIT4Q4isvcgzE7r2r%2FZXXyHb9jMZQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remediation-of-non-acm-buildings#building-safety-fund-registration-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/10/2020 16:03:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq