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Private Landlords and Letting and Managing Agents (Regulation) Bill

A Bill to establish a mandatory national register of private landlords; to introduce regulation of private sector letting agents and managing agents; to establish a body to administer the national register and to monitor compliance with regulations applying to letting agents and managing agents; to require all tenancy agreements entered into with private landlords to take the form of written agreements; and for connected purposes.

The story so farThe Private Landlords and Letting and Managing Agents (Regulation) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 June 2013 by Sir Alan Meale (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 15 May 2014.